"Magnetar birth rates and formation scenarios are among the most pressing questions in high-energy astrophysics." ...

In a physics first, a team including scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has created a ...

Highly magnetic neutron star is wandering our Milky Way galaxy. Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have tracked ...

A machine learning method has the potential to revolutionize multi-messenger astronomy. Detecting binary neutron star mergers ...

Kilonova explosions from neutron star collisions may damage atmospheres and threaten life if nearby, according to a new study ...

Our sun, like all stars, is made mostly of hydrogen and helium. They are by far the most abundant elements, formed in the ...

In a star’s core, fusion takes terrific temperature and pressure that is provided by the crushing gravity of the star’s ...

Messengers: When two neutron stars merge, they emit gravitational waves and electromagnetic radiation. Detecting and analysing these signals can provide profound insights into the underlying processes ...

Scientists have announced that a dim star in a constellation easily visible after dark from the Northern Hemisphere may be on the verge of exploding. The binary star system, called T Corona ...

In this environment, Mumpower’s team suggest that energetic photons in a jet collide with protons to create a neutron and a ...

The nova is ignited when a "vampirific" white dwarf steals too much matter from a companion star. A new set of predictions for the so-called "Blaze Star," T Corona Borealis suggests the star might ...