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  X-ray telescope catches 'spider pulsars' devouring stars like cosmic black widows (image) 

 NASA's Chandra X-ray Space Telescope has spotted a "clutter" of rapidly spinning neutron stars called spider pulsars that are devouring surrounding stars. 

https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Ty92AwwXQckmLUULX8f5Fj.jpg

https://www.space.com/nasa-telescope-spider-pulsars-devouring-stars-black-widows