Space Observatory Detects Pulsar Pulling Gas from Star
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How the first sentence reads at every level, from A1 to C2.
- A1
The X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission sees gas.
- A2
The X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission saw a pulsar.
- B1
The X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission has detected a pulsar pulling gas from a massive star.
- B2
The X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission directly detected a pulsar pulling in a stream of gas from a massive companion star.
- C1
The X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission, a space observatory that analyses the light of stars, has directly detected a pulsar pulling in a stream of gas from a massive companion star.
- C2
In a direct detection by the X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission, a pulsar has been observed pulling in a stream of gas from a massive companion star.
Key words
Words from the B1 text, with their meaning.
- pulsar
- A very dense, spinning dead star that emits regular pulses of radiation.
- dense
- Containing a lot of matter in a small space; closely packed together.
- orbit
- The curved path of an object, like a star or planet, around another object in space.
- plasma
- A very hot gas consisting of electrically charged particles, found in stars.
- flare
- Sudden, brief bursts of bright light or energy.
- evidence
- Facts or information that prove something is true or really happened.
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