Today astronomers have observed an incredibly rare event: a low mass X-ray binary (LMXB) in the Milky Way galaxy. The binary, called IGR J17407-2808, is composed of a neutron star and a star with a mass of only 0.1 solar masses, making it one of the lowest mass binaries ever observed. This discovery is particularly significant because it has implications for the evolution of LMXBs and the formation of neutron stars. Scientists are hopeful that further studies of IGR J17407-2808 will provide valuable insight into these processes.

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