Neutron star mergers are collisions between neutron stars, the collapsed cores of what were once massive supergiant stars.

A herd of African elephants instinctively formed an "alert circle" to protect the younger elephants at the San Diego Zoo ...

The surprising object, dubbed SGR 0501+4516, is a magnetar, a neutron star with a powerful magnetic field. Neutron stars are the remains of dead stars that have collapsed into shriveled husks the ...

Magnetars are surrounded by the most powerful magnetic fields in the known universe, but these dead stars are also surrounded by plenty of mystery. And now, thanks to the Hubble Space Telescope ...

Astronomers have tracked this bizarre “zombie star” moving at more than 110,000 mph, far faster than they expected. This rare stellar remnant is known as a magnetar. It's a type of neutron ...

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Scientists have created the first neutron 'Airy beam,' which has unusual capabilities that ordinary neutron beams do not. The achievement could enhance neutron-based techniques for investigating the ...

A pulsar is a neutron star, a super-dense stellar remnant that produces beams of radio waves and an energetic "wind" of particles. The pulsar and its wind move with supersonic speed through the ...

A supernova explosion usually leaves behind an extraordinarily dense object called a neutron star. In some cases, two neutron stars will remain bound to each other after their massive stellar ...