Revealing the Secrets of Magnetars – Researchers Test “Anti-Glitch” Theory
The sudden slowdown of a star in 2020 provides an opportunity to test the “anti-glitch” theory. On October 5th, 2020, a rapidly rotating remnant of…
The sudden slowdown of a star in 2020 provides an opportunity to test the “anti-glitch” theory. On October 5th, 2020, a rapidly rotating remnant of…
A recent publication in the journal Nature Astronomy is offering new insights into magnetars, whose characteristics are still not well understood. A magnetar is a…
According to a new study the X-ray light emitted by a certain magnetar – a highly magnetized dead star – appears to indicate that the…
Scientists simulate a perplexing explosive process that occurs throughout the universe. Mysterious fast radio bursts are among the most perplexing phenomena in the universe, releasing…
In radio astronomy, a fast radio burst (FRB) is a transient radio pulse of length ranging from a fraction of a millisecond to a few…
An international scientific group with outstanding Valencian participation has managed to measure for the first time oscillations in the brightness of a neutron star –…
On April 15, 2020, a brief burst of high-energy light swept through the solar system, triggering instruments on several NASA and European spacecraft. Now, multiple…
Apart from black holes, magnetars may be the most extreme stars in the universe. With a diameter less than the length of Manhattan, they pack…
Astronomers recently found the fastest spinning and possibly the youngest magnetar yet. J1818.0-1607 is located about 21,000 light years away in the Milky Way galaxy….
Astronomers have recently found the fastest spinning and possibly the youngest magnetar known. This object, known as J1818.0-1607, is located about 21,000 light years away…
A team of researchers led by members of the Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU) has analyzed previously collected…
By studying the site of a spectacular stellar explosion seen in April 2020, a Chalmers-led team of scientists have used four European radio telescopes to…
Neutron-Star Collision Releases Puzzling Burst of Infrared Light In our infinite universe, stars can go bump in the night. When this happens between a pair…
NASA Missions Help Pinpoint the Source of a Unique X-ray, Radio Burst This is the first time one of these mysterious, repeating radio bursts has…
The fast radio bursts are likely generated by a magnetar, the most magnetic type of star in the universe. Fast radio bursts are extremely bright…
Close proximity of high energy pulse suggests magnetars may be at the origin of some fast radio bursts. New data from a Canadian-led team of…
New research is helping to explain one of the big questions that has perplexed astrophysicists for the past 30 years — what causes the changing…
An observation campaign led by ESA’s XMM-Newton space observatory reveals the youngest pulsar ever seen – the remnant of a once-massive star – that is…