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Did you know that over 10% of all black holes and neutron stars in the universe were once part of high-mass X-ray binaries, s†éáling gas from a massive star and converting it into high-energy radiation?
A high-mass X-ray binary (HMXB or HMXRB) is a binary star system containing a compact object (typically a black hole or neutron star) and a normal star more massive than approximately 8–10 solar masses (M☉). They form when the more massive star in a binary undergoes a supernova explosion to become a neutron star or black hole, and then begins to accrete from the other star, which can be a supergiant, a Be star, or, rarely, a Wolf-Rayet star. The compact object, which is almost always a neutron star, usually accretes from the companion's strong stellar winds, releasing bright X-ray emission that can be observed by astronomers.
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