Astronomy current events question: infrared observations of pulsar RX J0806.4-4123

Astronomy 210L, fall semester 2018
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA

Students are assigned to read online articles on current astronomy events, and take a short current events quiz during the first 10 minutes of lab. (This motivates students to show up promptly to lab, as the time cut-off for the quiz is strictly enforced!)

Sam Sholtis, "The Surprising Environment of an Enigmatic Neutron Star" (September 17, 2018)
science.psu.edu/news-and-events/2018-news/Posselt9-2018

The pulsar RX J0806.4-4123 may have either a fallback disk or nebula winds surrounding a neutron star, based on __________ observations from the Hubble Space Telescope.
(A) infrared.
(B) x-ray.
(C) visible light.
(D) radio waves.
(E) gamma rays.

Correct answer: (A)

Student responses
Sections 70178, 70186
(A) : 16 students
(B) : 1 student
(C) : 2 students
(D) : 2 students
(E) : 0 students