Neutron star

Stellar collision triggers supernova explosion

This is the first time scientists have actually seen such an event.

Mountains on neutron stars are only a fraction of a millimeter tall

These results show how neutron stars truly are remarkably spherical objects.

The smallest and most massive white dwarf ever discovered

The white dwarf is so massive that it might collapse.

A new, highly accurate measurement of the thickness of the neutron “skin”

Physicists net neutron star gold from the measurement of lead.

The first-ever discovery of an extraterrestrial radioactive isotope on Earth

Alien radioactive element prompts creation rethink.

8 new millisecond pulsars discovered within globular clusters

Because of its highly elliptical orbit, and massive companion, this system is likely the result of an exchange of partners: following a 'close encounter'.

Determining the birth population of double neutron stars

Deciphering the lives of double neutron stars in radio and gravitational wave astronomy.

Shedding light on the cosmic origin of the heaviest elements on the periodic table

Meteorites remember conditions of stellar explosions.

Astronomers found the squashed stellar core that was left behind by a famous supernova

A reclusive neutron star may have been found in a famous supernova.

Axions might be the source of X-ray emissions surrounding neutron stars, study

X-Rays Surrounding ‘Magnificent 7’ May Be Traces of Sought-After Particle.

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