Compact Object
X-ray Binary
A compact object devouring a stellar companion.
Binary systems where a neutron star or black hole accretes matter from a companion star, emitting prodigious amounts of X-rays.
Overview
Binary systems where a neutron star or black hole accretes matter from a companion star, emitting prodigious amounts of X-rays.
See also
Neutron Star
An ultra-dense stellar corpse, mostly neutrons.
Binary Pulsar
A pulsar locked in orbit with a companion.
Ultra-luminous X-ray Source (ULX)
An X-ray source brighter than any single stellar-mass binary should be.
Pulsar
A spinning neutron star beaming radio pulses.
Magnetar
A neutron star with a colossal magnetic field.
White Dwarf
The cooling Earth-sized ember of a Sun-like star.