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Every 38 minutes, these stars complete an orbit around each other.
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This is IGR J17062-6143...
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...where a lightweight white dwarf star orbits a superdense pulsar.
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It's the fastest-known orbit for this type of system...
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...where a pulsar's gravity pulls material from its companion into a surrounding disk.
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The two stars are so close they could fit between Earth and the Moon.
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