neutron star

Talk about a heavy snack. For the first time, astronomers have witnessed a black hole swallowing a neutron star, the most dense object in the universe—all in a split-second gulp. ...

Our universe is not as peaceful as what we see in the night sky. Eruptions or catastrophes can ...

A massive collision between white dwarf and neutron stars may explain the creation of transient supernovae, explosions that ...

Magnetars are stars that are incredibly dense, rapidly spinning, amazingly hot and the most magnetic objects known in ...

Why some “middle age” neutron stars have relatively strong magnetic fields has puzzled scientists, but new computer simulations ...