When young stars mix with neutron stars, things get messy.

See a pair of superheavy neutron stars collide in this simulation with gravitational wave audio. "An audible tone and a ...

"We studied the last several orbits before the merger, when the entwined magnetic fields undergo rapid and dramatic changes, ...

The most luminous kilonova candidate to date (short gamma-ray burst 200522A) was detected using the Hubble Space Telescope, ...

Gravity from mountains on rapidly rotating neutron stars produces ripples in space-time known as gravitational waves. The Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO) searches for such ...

A mysterious cosmic explosion linked to gravitational waves may reveal a previously unknown type of supernova event - a ...

Merger of two neutron stars in the aftermath of a supernova may have been observed for the first time, though questions ...

Artist’s impression of the powerful winds blowing from the bright X-ray source GX13+1. The X-rays are coming from a disc of hot matter, known as an accretion disc, that is gradually spiralling down to ...

New simulations performed on a NASA supercomputer are providing scientists with the most comprehensive look yet into the maelstrom of interacting magnetic structures around city-sized neutron stars in ...

Neutron stars are ultra-dense star remnants made up primarily of nucleons (i.e., protons and neutrons). Over the course of millions of years, these stars progressively cool down, radiating heat into ...

Once such a star runs out of fuel for nuclear fusion, the pressure pushing the star outward loses out and gravity quickly takes over. The star implodes, its outer layers collapsing inward. Neutron ...

Cosmic radio pulses repeating every few minutes or hours, known as long-period transients, have puzzled astronomers since ...