The first example of cosmic peculiarity was found. A star dying with a surprise in its core. Ultrapadat neutron star!
Such stars are known as Thorne-Zytkow objects, a hypothetical object based on theory may indeed exist but has never been found. Theories relating to the existence of the object of Thorne-Zytkow were raised nearly 40 years ago in 1975 by Kip Thorne of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Pasadena, Calif., And Anna Zytkow, of the University of Cambridge, UK.
Based on the theories made by the two astrophysicists, the object of Thorne-Zytkow is a very rare object resulting from a giant red star collision and a super solid neutron star, the supernova remnant that produces the object of Thorne-Zytkow.
How can the two join? Both stars start their story as a couple of double stars, where the neutron star will then be swallowed by a red giant star. In other scenarios, the two stars occupy a very dense cluster of balls.
When the neutron star is devoured by a red giant star, it will dwell at the core of a red giant star, interfering with the fusion process that is going on there. As a result, there will be a special chemical mark on the starfish aka the red giant star.
Since the theory of the existence of the "hypothetical" object of Thorne-Zytkow is proposed, various candidates try to be raised but nothing can be confirmed as such rare objects. At the 223th meeting of the American Astronomical Society, Emily Levesque of the University of Colorado, Boulder, described the presence of a red giant star in the tiny Magellanic Cloud, the neighboring galaxy for the Milky Way. According to Emily, the red giant star she sees is rich with lithium. rubidium and molybdenum. The increase in the number of elements is believed to be the end result of the Thorne-Zytkow object, obtained by unusual nuclear fusion.
However, Emily Levesque, who is also studying 22 other red giant stars using the Magellan telescope, still has not given a name to the star she observes, considering the results she obtained has not been published in a peer-reviewed journal.
One thing for sure, the object found Emily is proof of observation with the most interesting star interior model! Are these objects really rare or are there many Thorne-Zytkow objects in the universe? Future observations that can prove the story and the theory.
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