Neu kind of Neutron Star?

Rare dead star found near Earth

Scientists discovered what may be a new type of Neutron star possibly as close as 250 light years! Speed of light is as follow: 1,079,252,848.8 km/h as the distance light travels in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 of a second. The approximate value of 3×108 m/s is commonly used in rough estimates. In imperial units, the speed of light is 983,571,056 feet per second, which is about 186,282.397 miles per second, or roughly one foot per nanosecond.

This new Neutron star has been named Calvera, after the bad guy from the psuedo-western The Magnificent Seven. This is mostly an inside joke for astronomers as the seven previously known isolated neutron stars are known collectively as The Magnificent Seven.

This one, located in the constellation Ursa Minor, seems to lack some key characteristics found in other neutron stars though. According to Dr Rutledge (McGill University, Montreal Canada) there are no widely accepted alternative theories to explain objects such as this that are bright in X-rays and faint in visible light.

If confirmed, it would be only the eighth known "isolated neutron star" - meaning a neutron star that does not have an associated supernova remnant, binary companion, or radio pulsations. "Either Calvera is an unusual example of a known type of neutron star, or it is some new type of neutron star, the first of its kind," said Dr Rutledge.

Oh, and btw, it's never too early in the morning for Science!