
Breaking the Laws of Physics: The Mystery of Pulsar M82X2 & Other Space News
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M82X2 Breaks the Eddington Limit
Previous theories suggested extreme brightness being brought out by M82X2 could be some sort of optical illusion. New study's taken a different approach and looks at how the star is interacting with its surroundings. Astronomers think that the intensity magnetic field of the neutron star is somehow changing the physical shape of its atoms, thereby allowing it to stay together. This is space-time. A lightning bolt would struck the ground in Florida as created a strange never-before-seen phosphorus material. And we look at a new hypothesis to try and explain how Saturn got its spectacular ring system.
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