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X-ray Binaries
http://www.astro.soton.ac.uk/~bexmgr/xbp.html
- An introduction to x-ray binaries for high school students who have taken a physics course, or for undergraduate science majors. Includes artist's renditions of x-ray binaries.
http://lheawww.gsfc.nasa.gov/users/white/xrb/xrb.html
- Site includes history of x-ray binaries, examples of light curves, and an animation of an x-ray binary system. Appropriate for high school students.
http://www.livjm.ac.uk/astro/home_pages/ind/xbp.html
- This page is VERY understandable and has links to pages which are slightly more technical. Grades 9-12.
Magazine Articles
- Powell, Corey S., "All in the Timing," Scientific American. Dec 1996. "When seen though RXTE's eyes, the sky flares with radiation from a class of variable stars known as x-ray binaries."
Newspaper Articles
- "'One Man Band' star mystifies astronomers" by Paul Hoversten; USA TODAY; 02-29-1996; Reading Level: Grade 6
- "NASA brings its X-ray vision to the Universe; Telescope will capture wonders not seen before"; by Tim Friend; USA TODAY; 06-17-1997; Reading Level: Grade 10.
Books
- "Voyage Through the Universe: Stars", Time-Life Books. This volume is one of a series which examines the Universe in all its aspects. General information for the upper high school student (and above), related to X-ray binaries, will be found in the 'Neutron Stars and Black Holes' chapter.