Webb Telescope Uncovers Neutron Star Hidden in Supernova Debris
Astronomers detect long-sought compact object within the remnant of Supernova 1987A In February 1987, the closest supernova to Earth in almost 400 years exploded onto…
Astronomers detect long-sought compact object within the remnant of Supernova 1987A In February 1987, the closest supernova to Earth in almost 400 years exploded onto…
Long before Archimedes suggested that all phenomena observable to us might be understandable through fundamental principles, humans have imagined the possibility of a theory of…
Neutron star mergers are a treasure trove for new physics signals, with implications for determining the true nature of dark matter, according to research from…
Breakthrough discovery puts astronomers one step closer to solving the mystery of the origin of elements that are heavier than iron. An international team of…
The discovery of a neutron star in Supernova 1987A illuminates the life cycle of stars and the cosmic origins of essential elements. An international team…
MIT’s visualization of second sound opens new paths for understanding heat’s wave-like behavior in superfluids and its implications for various states of matter, expanding scientists’…
Astronomers discover a celestial object that defies classification, possibly uncovering a new type of cosmic entity at the edge of known physics. Sometimes astronomers come…
Using the MeerKAT Telescope, astronomers found a mysterious object in the Milky Way’s black hole mass gap, challenging existing astronomical classifications and offering a unique…
A distant star’s explosive demise left behind an active stellar corpse, which is believed to be the source of multiple energetic flares detected over several…
New findings confirm existence of hot helium stars long-thought to be at the heart of hydrogen-poor supernovae and neutron star mergers. Astronomers at the University…
Matter inside neutron stars can have different forms: a dense liquid of nucleons or a dense liquid of quarks. Recent studies reveal that in neutron…
New theoretical analysis places the likelihood of massive neutron stars hiding cores of deconfined quark matter between 80 and 90 percent. The result was reached…
The first large-scale numerical simulation of black hole-neutron star merger matches puzzling observations. In 2022, scientists from Northwestern University presented novel observational data indicating that…
Uncovering the missing precursors of hydrogen-poor supernovae. Supernovae–stellar explosions as bright as an entire galaxy–have fascinated us since time immemorial. Yet, there are more hydrogen-poor…
New research reveals that ancient stars can create elements heavier than those on Earth, with atomic masses exceeding 260, advancing our understanding of cosmic element…
Simulations of binary neutron star mergers suggest that future detectors will distinguish between different models of hot nuclear matter. Researchers used supercomputer simulations to explore…
Fission models find clear fingerprints of nuclear process never before directly observed in stars. The elements above iron on the periodic table are thought to…
Combining quantum mechanics and astrophysics sheds light on neutron star glitches. Neutron stars have fascinated and puzzled scientists since the first detected signature in 1967….