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Mystery particle may explain extreme X-rays shooting from the ‘Magnificent 7’ stars – Livescience.com
Never-before-seen particles called axions could be behind the mysterious X-rays.
More than 400 light-years from Earth, there is a cluster of young neutron stars that are too hot for their age. These stars, known as the “Magnificent Seven,” emit a stream of ultra-high-energy X-rays that scientists haven’t been able to explain.
Now, scientists have proposed a possible culprit: axions, theoretical particles that turn into light particles when they are in the presence of a magnetic field
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In a new study, published Jan. 12 in the journal Physical Review Letters
, Lawrence Berkeley…
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