A breakthrough simulation reveals how magnetars form and evolve, solving a key mystery about their magnetic origins. Magnetars are a rare type of neutron star with the strongest magnetic fields in the ...

In 2015, astrophysicists discovered a system consisting of two compact stars orbiting each other: a pulsar (i.e., a highly ...

Neutron star "mountains" would be much more massive than any on Earth—so massive that gravity just from these mountains could produce small oscillations, or ripples, in the fabric of space and time.

When enough gas builds up on the neutron star's surface, it triggers a massive thermonuclear explosion that releases an intense burst of X-ray radiation. Another theory is that it could be a rare ...

Neutron stars can have a resounding impact around the universe. Scientists recently announced the first detection of gravitational waves created by two neutron stars smashing into each other.

Infalling gas forms a bright hot spot on the neutron star surface, which creates a light-house effect, because the neutron star revolves every 1.2 seconds.

About 650 light-years from here, in the constellation Aquarius, lies the planetary nebula Caldwell 63, commonly known as the ...

Artistic illustration showing the radio pulses emitted by the binary star system: a white dwarf in orbit around a red dwarf. Credit Daniëlle Futselaar/artsource.nl In a breakthrough discovery, an ...

This stellar material is then funneled through the magnetic field lines to hot-spots on the Neutron star surface. As this infalling matter gets pulled towards the surface by the gravitational ...

Binary neutron star mergers emit gravitational waves followed by light. To fully exploit these observations and avoid missing key signals, speed is crucial. An interdisciplinary team of researchers ...