Supernova leaves behind mysterious object

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LJK — 7/7/2006 6:19:32 PM (archived)

Thanks to data from ESAâ€™s XMM-Newton satellite, a team of scientists taking a
closer look at an object discovered over 25 years ago have found that it is like
none other known in our galaxy.

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http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEM30QVT0PE_index_0.html

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