For the first time, a spacecraft has detected signals from both stars of a binary pulsar system in X-rays. XMM-Newton is watching both stars radiate pulsating X-rays, providing scientist with the perfect laboratory for high energy physics and a never-ending source of intriguing physical problems. The binary pulsar PSR J0737-3039 was first spotted by astronomers … Continue reading Rare Binary Pulsars Provide High Energy Physics Lab