First-known Double Pulsar System, formation of

An artistic impression showing the formation of the double pulsar system. After the supernova explosion of the more massive star and the formation of a pulsar, the companion evolves and becomes a giant star. During that phase, mass is accreted on the pulsar which as a results spins up to shorter rotation periods. Eventually, the companion stars also explodes in a supernova and the second pulsar is born. Narrow beams of radiation sprays out.
Animations courtesy of John Rowe Animation

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• Double
• Pulsar
• System
• Supernova
• explosion
• formation

[imworthmoney]

this is totally not what would happen

[Clarkalicious]

"An artistic impression showing the formation of the double pulsar system."

[Kvz2011]

Cool sim! What software did u use plz?

[Pyromaceno1]

a space rave in the making LOL

[wackyraces12]

Some comments on this "artistic impression":

#1: If a pulsar is already sucking matter from a nearby star, there is no chance that star will have enough mass to become a supernova.

#2: Binary pulsars will always orbit around their common center of gravity. They won't be stationary.

[Kenliero]

Yes, The Initial Neutron Star would definately move quite a bit, if the star it's feeding from, would go supernova...

It is possible, according to newest theories, that when the star went supernova, it could of actually turned into Magnetar in it's early years(First 1000 years or so) and then reform into Pulsar only afterwards, by having starquakes, and adjusting it's crust, rather than just turning into Pulsar right away, like this animation suggests.

[TheDamNat]

wtf?

[starsquid]

The explosions probably would push the other star a little bit. But considering the huge mass of a star, it would likely only move a little bit, compared to the distance that separates them.

It would probably change their mutual orbit around each other somewhat, which could be measured if we had been close enough and watching at the time.

[marshmelow]

...footage of this depending on far away it was may take million of light years to reach our eyes. The chances of us catching something like this are very slim to none.

[kankypoo]

That's because it is. It says so in the description, silly.

:)