What remains of the star that exploded just outside our galaxy in 1987? Debris has…
Browsing: Neutron Star
A neutron star is the collapsed core of a massive star that has exploded in a supernova, leaving behind an incredibly dense object composed almost entirely of neutrons. Though typically only about 20 kilometers across, neutron stars can contain more mass than the Sun, resulting in extreme gravity, magnetic fields, and rotational speeds. These cosmic remnants are laboratories for physics under conditions that can’t be replicated on Earth, offering insights into matter at nuclear densities, gravitational waves, and the behavior of space-time itself. Ongoing research continues to uncover their role in stellar evolution, cosmic collisions, and the origins of heavy elements.
Astronomers now have evidence from two X-ray telescopes (Chandra and NuSTAR) for a key component…
A rapidly rotating neutron star, PSR J2039−5617, was found destroying its companion star thanks to…
Neutron star mergers reveal new clues about dense matter and refine how fast the universe…
Researchers say they may have found proof of theorized axions, and possibly dark matter, around…
Astronomers have recently found the fastest spinning and possibly the youngest magnetar known. This object,…
In the 1970s, physicists uncovered a problem with the Standard Model of particle physics—the theory…
A new study lead by GSI scientists and international colleagues investigates black-hole formation in neutron…
Findings on short-range nuclear interactions will help scientists investigate neutron stars and heavy radioactive nuclei.…
NASA Missions Help Pinpoint the Source of a Unique X-ray, Radio Burst This is the…
The fast radio bursts are likely generated by a magnetar, the most magnetic type of…
Close proximity of high energy pulse suggests magnetars may be at the origin of some…
This illustration shows the hot, dense, expanding cloud of debris stripped from neutron stars just…
Super Heavyweight and Flyweight in a Cosmic Dance Volunteer distributed computing project Einstein@Home discovers neutron…
Rapidly rotating, asymmetric neutron stars that undergo free precession can produce both modulated pulse signals…
New, most complete start-to-finish view of neutron star merger rewrites the way scientists understand these…
When two neutron stars slam together, the result is sometimes a black hole that swallows…
Colliding neutron stars were touted as the main source of some of the heaviest elements…