Collapsed dead stars, known as neutron stars, are a trillion times denser than lead, and their surface features are largely ...

Despite their small diameters—about 12.5 miles (20 kilometers)—neutron stars boast nearly 1.5 times the mass of our sun, and are thus incredibly dense. Just a sugar cube of neutron star matter ...

Australian researchers have discovered a dead star that takes hours rather than milliseconds to spin, challenging scientists' ...

One star has baffled astronomers since it was discovered in January 2024. The newly discovered neutron start has been ...

A scintillation effect occurs when light from a small bright source, like a neutron star, passes through the atmosphere. The ...

A mysterious radio blast from space detected in 2022 originated in the magnetic field of an ultra-dense neutron star 200 ...

Black holes and neutron stars are among the most fascinating and mysterious objects in the universe. These cosmic phenomena ...