Neutron star
Space
Second ever neutron star collision observed
This would be only the second time this type of event has ever been observed in gravitational waves.
Space
Astronomers find evidence of missing neutron star
The leftovers from a spectacular supernova that revolutionised our understanding of how stars end their lives have finally been spotted.
Space
Scientists discovered smallest black hole ever
Astronomers studying black holes in our galaxy, the Milky Way, have discovered what they believe to be a new type of black hole- the smallest black hole ever.
Space
First identification of a heavy element born from neutron star collision
For the first time, a freshly made heavy element, strontium, has been detected in space, in the aftermath of a merger of two neutron...
Space
Astronomers spotted most massive neutron star ever
It is a rapidly spinning pulsar that packs 2.17 times the mass of the sun.
Space
Physicists have detected first-ever collision of black hole and neutron star
The National Science Foundation's Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) and the European-based Virgo detector recently detected the first ever observed merger between a black...
Space
Gravitational waves hint at detection of black hole eating star
Gravitational waves may have just delivered the first sighting of a black hole devouring a neutron star. If confirmed, it would be the first...
Space
Astronomers detected a new signal for a neutron star collision
NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has recently discovered a NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory in a galaxy 6.6 billion light years from Earth. This bright burst...
Space
NASA’s Fermi satellite clocks Cannonball pulsar speeding through space
A pulsar is a highly magnetized rotating neutron star that emits a beam of electromagnetic radiation. One such pulsar PSR J0002+6216 has a radio-emitting...