“Astronomers have spotted a space oddity in Earth’s neighbourhood - a dead star with some unusual characteristics.

The object, known as a neutron star, was studied using space telescopes and ground-based observatories.

But this one, located in the constellation Ursa Minor, seems to lack some key characteristics found in other neutron stars…Exactly what type of neutron star Calvera is remains a mystery…there are no widely accepted alternative theories to explain objects such as this that are bright in X-rays and faint in visible light…Calvera’s location high above the plane of our Milky Way galaxy is also a mystery. The researchers believe the object is the remnant of a star that lived in our galaxy’s starry disc before exploding as a supernova…” Full Slice

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