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

NASA's NICER telescope halts its mission after a key motor fails; engineers attempt to salvage eight years of space science.

Creating a neutron star Before you can get this ideal cosmic laboratory, a star first has to die. The end of a star’s life depends largely on its mass. Unremarkable stars like the Sun go out with a ...

Neutron stars are some of the weirdest cosmic objects, and the greatest mysteries lie deep in their hearts. Neutron stars' surface gravities are so intense that the largest "mountains" are only a few ...

The federal government has been—and must remain—a critical partner in foundational technological innovation and research ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. An illustration of the pulsar system PSR J1023+0038 showing the central pulsar and an accretion ...

For over a decade, a dim but persistent glow near the center of the Milky Way has confused astronomers. This mysterious ...

NASA has paused operations of the Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) aboard the International Space Station ...

The universe is a strange place. The X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) orbiting observatory recently highlighted ...

A couple months back, astronomers officially confirmed the existence of “Betelbuddy,” Betelgeuse’s long-suspected companion ...

"What is remarkable is that the time between pulse pairs seems to follow a choreographed pattern." Using the world's most advanced radio telescopes, astronomers have discovered a spinning dead star so ...