Spider Star Targets Companion

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Scientists Startled by Discovery of Small Star Swimming Through Outer Layers of Another Larger Star

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Researchers in China have discovered a binary system in which a stellar object known as a pulsar orbited inside the outer layers of its companion star.

The pulsar, PSR J1928 +1815 , accomplished after stripping its host's innards and dispersing them into space.

The system is an incredibly rare example of a "spider star" that preys on its companion.

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