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Bernard F. Burke
William A. M. Burden Professor of Astrophysics, Emeritus FacultyResearch interests:
Prof. Bernard F. Burke, William A.M. Burden Professor of Astrophysics, formerly of the Radio Astronomy Group of the Research Laboratory of Electronics, is now a principal investigator at the MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research.
Contact Information
t: 617-253-2572
e: bfburke@mit.edu

A nearby star is pummeling a companion planet with a barrage of X-rays a hundred thousand times more than the Earth receives from the Sun. Credit: NASA/CXC/NSF/IPAC/2MASS (see the 
