Re: XMM-Newton sees 'hot spots' on neutron stars (Forwarded)

> Jonathan Silverlight wrote:
In message <_MCbe.5101$BW6.665800@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, A. Yee <ayee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes

ESA News
http://www.esa.int

25 April 2005

XMM-Newton sees 'hot spots' on neutron stars

Thanks to data from ESA's XMM-Newton spacecraft, European astronomers have observed for the first time rotating 'hot spots' on the surfaces of three nearby neutron stars. 


First? Wasn't this also reported last year?
<http://www.esa.int/esaSC/Pr_15_2004_s_en.html>

Wow, so the first paragraph is wrong! It wasn't for the first time. Same scientist though (who should have known it wasn't the first time...).

Well they did find two other nuetron stars with hot spots (besides Geminga).
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