New discoveries in mysterious Cygnus X-3 binary system challenge black hole theories

A recent study by an international team of astronomers has revealed new insights into the enigmatic Cygnus X-3 binary system, located about 24,000 light-years away in the Milky Way galaxy. Using Nasa’s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE), researchers have discovered that this system, which likely contains a black hole and a massive Wolf-Rayet star, exhibits … Read more