Using the Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) onboard the International Space Station, astronomers have observed a distant X-ray binary known as EXO 2030+375. The observational campaign allowed them to explore a giant outburst that occurred in this system.
Astronomers observe giant outburst of a distant X-ray binary retrieved 10 June 2024 from https://phys.org/news/2024-06-astronomers-giant-outburst-distant-ray.html
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