Each day we feature a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. The strongest source of X-rays in the Large Magellanic Cloud originates from an unusually energetic binary star system . This strong source, dubbed LMC X-1, is thought to be a normal and compact star orbiting each other. Gas stripped of the normal star falls onto the compact star, heats up, and emits X-rays.
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