Cygnus X-1 (abbreviated Cyg X-1) is a galactic X-ray source in the constellation Cygnus and was the first such source widely accepted to be a black hole...
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Cygnus X may refer to: Cygnus-X (star complex), a giant star formation region Cygnus X (music group) Cygnus X-1 (disambiguation) Cygnus X-3 This disambiguation...
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largest stars currently known. The constellation is also home to Cygnus X-1, a distant X-ray binary containing a supergiant and unseen massive companion...
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Cygnus X-3 is a high-mass X-ray binary (HMXB), one of the stronger binary X-ray sources in the sky. It is often considered to be a microquasar, and it...
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constellation Cygnus A, a radio galaxy within the constellation Cygnus X (star complex), a star complex within the constellation Cygnus X-1, a binary system...
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Cygnus X-1 is an X-ray source in the constellation Cygnus. Cygnus X-1 may also refer to: "Cygnus X-1" (song series), a two-part song by the band Rush "Cygnus...
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"Cygnus X-1" is a two-part song series by Canadian progressive rock band Rush. The first part, "Book I: The Voyage", is the last song on the 1977 album...
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Cygnus A (3C 405) is a radio galaxy, one of the strongest radio sources in the sky. A concentrated radio source in Cygnus was discovered by Grote Reber...
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electromagnetic range. Radio, infrared, and X-ray images reveal the complete loop. The visual portion of the Cygnus Loop is known as the Veil Nebula, also...
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Cygnus X was a trance music project from Germany named after the famous X-ray binary star Cygnus X-1. It began as a collaboration between Matthias Hoffmann...
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