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As the core of a massive red giant collapses to form such a neutron star, it spins faster. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z
The neutron star teaches us respect for the commonplace. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z
The awesome power of the neutron star is lurking in the nucleus of every atom, hidden in every teacup and dormouse, every breath of air, every apple pie. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z
One thing he failed to see was that if a neutron star shrank enough it would become so dense that even light couldn’t escape its immense gravitational pull. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z
The massive star winds up being a gigantic ball of neutrons: a neutron star. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z
A collapsing star twice as massive as the Sun will become a supernova and then a neutron star. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z
The core of a neutron star is so dense that a single spoonful of matter from it would weigh 200 billion pounds. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z
This system contains two neutron stars orbiting each other, and the energy they are losing by the emission of gravitational waves is causing them to spiral in toward each other. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z
It is just as well that large lumps of neutron star matter are unknown on Earth. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z
And even if every star managed to lose enough mass to avoid collapse, what would happen if you added more mass to a white dwarf or neutron star to take it over the limit? A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z
A neutron star has a radius of about ten miles, only a few times the critical radius at which a star becomes a black hole. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z
What happens next is not completely clear, but it seems likely that the central regions of the star would collapse to a very dense state, such as a neutron star or black hole. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z
The neutron star at the center of the Crab Nebula is an immense atomic nucleus, about the size of Manhattan, spinning thirty times a second. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z
I would very much like this to be the case but I have to recognize that there are other possible explanations for the gamma ray bursts, such as colliding neutron stars. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z
It is also too large a mass to be a neutron star. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z
At the time they were first predicted, there was no way that neutron stars could be observed. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z
For this mechanism to work, the unseen object has to be very small, like a white dwarf, neutron star, or black hole. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z
For neutron stars, the pressure of the neutrons staves off gravity. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z
To get away from a neutron star, the rocket must accelerate to 62,000 miles a second. Gravity's Engines: The Other Side of Black Holes - review 2012-12-12T07:00:00Z
The heat and density were too much, the neutron star became a black hole. Grab Life By The Sugar Frosted Nutsack 2012-04-11T16:53:05Z
Now in its ninth year, this quirky programme of evidence-based – but never ennui-inducing – activities is as densely packed as a neutron star. This week's new events 2013-02-02T06:00:21Z
They listen in their secret laboratory to Sirius and examine neutron stars to open a new dimension to the music of outermost depths of space. March's best music from across the MAP 2011-03-14T11:24:55Z
It's as though he's trying to reduce his pasta from supernova to ultra-dense neutron star. Brian Cox: Physics is better than rock'n'roll 2011-03-24T08:01:00Z
For his 1977 museum show in Orange County, Eversley suggested that his series of black, white and gray mirrors alluded to the cosmological phenomena of black holes, white dwarfs and neutron stars. The Artist Who Throws Newton a Curve 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z
Like the epic it contains — or for that matter, like an infinitely dense neutron star — The Sugar Frosted Nutsack is infinitely recursive. Grab Life By The Sugar Frosted Nutsack 2012-04-11T16:53:05Z
Consider, for example, the gravitational forces acting on a neutron star, an ultradense object one step from total collapse into a singularity or black hole. Gravity's Engines: The Other Side of Black Holes - review 2012-12-12T07:00:00Z
Like fading neutron stars, both collided last week at the Waverly Inn, the clubby restaurant in the West Village. A Boozy Wake for Bygone Magazine Editors 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z
The research team believes the previously unknown flare activity, which was studied by 15 telescopes around the world, confirms the engine must be a stellar corpse: a black hole or neutron star. With unprecedented flares, stellar corpse shows signs of life 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z
At least some of them may be born in a particular type of supernova that occurs when a dying, massive star collapses into a neutron star or black hole. Cosmic blast seared Earth’s atmosphere from 2 billion light-years away 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z
If the core itself has less than about 2.8 times the mass of the sun, it collapses into a superdense, rapidly spinning neutron star. See JWST’s Spectacular New View of the Crab Nebula 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z
Once massive stars have burned up all their fuel, their cores collapse into an ultra-dense neutron star or a black hole, while at the same time, hot gas is ejected outward at a high velocity. Exploding stars 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z
This feature is a product of the nebula's pulsar, a rapidly rotating neutron star. The Crab Nebula seen in new light by NASA's Webb 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z
In this case, the neutron stars remained as a binary system despite two explosive jolts and were kicked out of their home galaxy. First detection of heavy element from star merger 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z
The researchers are now seeking to learn more about how these neutron star mergers work and how they power these huge element-generating explosions. Massive space explosion observed creating elements needed for life 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z
"With more detections, we can watch the neutron stars rip each other apart and learn more about what's inside." LIGO surpasses the quantum limit 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z
However, this plutonium-244 is more likely generated by the collision of neutron stars than by supernovae. Exploding stars 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z
At center left and right, the white material curves sharply inward from the filamentary dust cage's edges and goes toward the neutron star's location, as if the waist of the nebula is pinched. The Crab Nebula seen in new light by NASA's Webb 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z
A kilonova is an explosion produced by a neutron star merging with either a black hole or with another neutron star. First detection of heavy element from star merger 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z
This is the second time individual heavy elements have been detected using spectroscopic observations after a neutron star merger, providing invaluable insight into how these vital building blocks needed for life are formed. Massive space explosion observed creating elements needed for life 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z
Recent observations that combine both gravitational waves and visible light have pointed to neutron star mergers as the major site of this element production. Grasping the three-dimensional morphology of kilonovae 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z
However, the current prevailing theory is that at least some FRBs are emitted by neutron stars. 'Starquakes' could explain mystery signals 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z
The answer is: in regions surrounding rotating neutron stars also known as pulsars. Pulsars may make dark matter glow 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z
Massive stars go out with a bang, expiring as a supernova that leaves behind a neutron star or black hole. Can Lucky Planets Get a Second Chance at Life? 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z
This is unusual as short gamma-ray bursts, which last less than two seconds, are more commonly caused by neutron star mergers. Massive space explosion observed creating elements needed for life 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z
About half of the elements heavier than iron are produced in an environment of extreme temperatures and neutron densities, as achieved when two neutron stars merge with each other. Grasping the three-dimensional morphology of kilonovae 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z
This strongly suggests the existence of a solid crust on the surface of neutron stars, and that starquakes suddenly occurring on these crusts releases huge amounts of energy which we see as FRBs. 'Starquakes' could explain mystery signals 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z
It turns the neutron star into an extremely strong electromagnet. Pulsars may make dark matter glow 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z
"When two ultra-compact neutron stars -- which in themselves are the remnants of supernovae -- orbit each other and ultimately merge, they go off in a new explosion; a so-called kilonova," Albert Sneppen explains. Colliding neutron stars provide a new way to measure the expansion of the Universe 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z
To unlock how elements are forged, the physics of neutron stars and more, scientists need to better understand this strong nuclear force, says Takashi Nakamura, a physicist at the Tokyo Institute of Technology. Rare Superheavy Oxygen Isotope Is Detected at Last 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z
Pulsars are a type of neutron star formed when massive stars collapse after running out of fuel. Scientists just solved the riddle of a dead star that burps ultra-hot "cosmic cannonballs" of matter 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z
Its core will shrink and start trapping all the star's powerful magnetic field lines, creating a highly magnetic neutron star —a magnetar — with a magnetic field of 100 trillion gauss. Magnetars Origin Story 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z
Once virtually produced, the propagation of the axions through the electromagnetic fields of the neutron star was simulated. Pulsars may make dark matter glow 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z
The weirdest stars, though, become neutron stars — dead stars so powerfully dense that even a single teaspoon of their material would have the same mass as 900 Great Pyramids of Giza. Magnetars and “zombie” stars: New type of ultrahigh magnetic star discovered 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z
Cole Miller of the University of Maryland says that while the measurement of the Wolf-Rayet star’s magnetic field “seems solid,” he isn’t completely certain the star will become a neutron star. This Bizarre Star Could Become One of the Strongest Magnets in the Universe 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z
Each record is encased in a sleeve that maps Earth’s location with respect to 14 pulsars, which are rotating neutron stars that pulse radiation at very precise intervals. NASA Detects 'Heartbeat' from Voyager 2 Spacecraft after Losing Contact 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z
Image: This artist's impression shows a highly unusual star that is destined to become one of the most magnetic objects in the Universe: a variant of a neutron star known as a magnetar. Magnetars Origin Story 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z
“It was influential; it was visionary,” says Feryal Özel, an astrophysicist at the Georgia Institute of Technology, of Oppenheimer’s work on black holes and neutron stars, the superdense corpses of expired massive stars. Oppenheimer Almost Discovered Black Holes Before He Became ‘Destroyer of Worlds’ 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z
For the first time in history, scientists believe they've glimpsed a neutron star — the most magnetic ever discovered — on the verge of becoming a magnetar. Magnetars and “zombie” stars: New type of ultrahigh magnetic star discovered 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z
But if the one in HD 45166 doesn’t lose enough mass, it “might become a black hole rather than a neutron star,” he says. This Bizarre Star Could Become One of the Strongest Magnets in the Universe 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z
LFBOTs could also be caused by the merger of two neutron stars, the remnant cores of dead massive stars. A Cow, a Camel and a Finch Exploded in Space. What Is Going On? 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z
Magnetars are a type of neutron star that holds the ‘universal’ record of the object with the strongest magnetic fields in the cosmos. Magnetars Origin Story 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z
Oppenheimer’s brief foray into astrophysics began with a 1938 paper about neutron stars, which continued in a 1939 installment that further incorporated the principles of Einstein’s general theory of relativity. Oppenheimer Almost Discovered Black Holes Before He Became ‘Destroyer of Worlds’ 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z
It's not just enough for a star to collapse into a dead neutron star after a supernova. Magnetars and “zombie” stars: New type of ultrahigh magnetic star discovered 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z
“The magnetic field can’t just disappear. It has to be amplified when you collapse to the size of a neutron star.” This Bizarre Star Could Become One of the Strongest Magnets in the Universe 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z
The dense core that remains afterward is a neutron star. Ultracold Gases Can Probe Neutron Star Guts 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z
This can happen slowly over a long period of time in a low-mass star, or within seconds during the highly violent merger of two neutron stars. Some of Earth’s Most Famous Art Started with Stardust 2023-07-04T04:00:00Z
Since then, the discovery of gravitational waves have allowed scientists to peer inside neutron stars and discover the wobbliest black hole ever detected. Scientists 'hear' gravitational wave hum 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z
Usually you have a source—a neutron star or a black hole or a pulsar, for example—that accelerates particles. Strange Giant Filaments Reveal a Mystery at the Milky Way’s Heart 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z
Astronomers have not yet managed to measure the magnetic fields of many neutron stars, but theoretical calculations suggest somewhere between 10 and 40 percent of them may be magnetars. This Bizarre Star Could Become One of the Strongest Magnets in the Universe 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z
As some of the densest, highest-pressure objects in the universe, neutron stars might help us learn about what happens to matter at extremely high densities. Ultracold Gases Can Probe Neutron Star Guts 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z
Perhaps even in the subatomic constituents of a neutron star or the dispersed organic molecules of an entire galaxy’s interstellar gases. To Find Life in the Universe, Find the Computation 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z
But the long-lived remnants of dead stars such as white dwarfs and neutron stars—which have enormous mass—might have their life shortened if the phenomenon is real. This Is The Way The Universe Ends: By Evaporating 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z
This mechanism is compatible with observations of the spin rates of neutron stars and white dwarfs. Scientists Solve Star Spin Mystery 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z
Why some neutron stars develop ultrastrong magnetic fields and others do not is an open question. This Bizarre Star Could Become One of the Strongest Magnets in the Universe 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z
Scientists already know that the neutrons, protons and other subatomic particles that compose a neutron star arrange themselves differently depending on where in the star they are. Ultracold Gases Can Probe Neutron Star Guts 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z
The fiery merger of two neutron stars was detected in 2017. New black hole could help WA scientists unlock mysteries of the universe 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z
When two massive objects – like a black hole or a neutron star – get close together, they rapidly spin around each other and produce gravitational waves. Gravitational wave detector LIGO is back online after 3 years of upgrades 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z
An amateur astronomer has spotted a once-in-a-decade supernova that scientists hope will shed light on how dying massive stars give birth to strange objects such as neutron stars and black holes. Astronomers Have Spotted a Once-in-a-Decade Supernova—and You Can, Too 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z
Magnetars may also arise from merging neutron stars, or from a neutron star that is spun up by an especially closely orbiting companion. This Bizarre Star Could Become One of the Strongest Magnets in the Universe 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z
If hundreds of thousands of vortices unpin from various structures in a neutron star all at once, they can suddenly speed up the star’s rotation. Ultracold Gases Can Probe Neutron Star Guts 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z
The observatory, located at the Hanford nuclear reservation, detects gravity waves from the collisions of black holes and neutron stars that send ripples through space and time. New black hole could help WA scientists unlock mysteries of the universe 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z
Astronomers have only observed a single event in both gravitational waves and visible light to date – the merger of two neutron stars seen in 2017. Gravitational wave detector LIGO is back online after 3 years of upgrades 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z
The field of observational gravitational astronomy is so new that adding any discoveries to the fewer than 100 detected mergers between black holes and neutron stars is a genuine advance. Gravitational-Wave Search Resumes after Three Years and Lots of Headaches 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z
Magnetars—only about 30 of which are known in our galaxy—are a type of neutron star, a remnant core that is left behind after a massive star ends its life. This Bizarre Star Could Become One of the Strongest Magnets in the Universe 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z
Researchers are busy examining how other ultracold phenomena they regularly see in the lab can inspire new lines of research into the behavior of neutron stars. Ultracold Gases Can Probe Neutron Star Guts 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z
In 2017, scientists managed to glimpse both gravitational waves and light simultaneously emitted by a colliding pair of neutron stars, revealing how—and how much—these events produce such heavier elements. Six Gravitational-Wave Breakthroughs Scientists Can’t Wait to See 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z
Gravitational waves are created when massive objects like black holes or neutron stars merge with one another, producing sudden, large changes in space. Gravitational wave detector LIGO is back online after 3 years of upgrades 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z
Detecting more kilonovae—both optically and gravitationally—can help researchers answer fascinating fundamental questions about the origin of elements, the limits of neutron star mass and even the rate at which the universe is expanding. Gravitational-Wave Search Resumes after Three Years and Lots of Headaches 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z
Many are born via a supernova—such neutron stars are created when a star’s explosive death leaves behind a dense, compressed core that is barely 10 miles across. This Bizarre Star Could Become One of the Strongest Magnets in the Universe 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z
With better telescopes and new methods to glean properties about a neutron star’s inscrutable interior, scientists can hope to find out just how far this analogy between cold atoms and neutron stars can be taken. Ultracold Gases Can Probe Neutron Star Guts 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z
Later this month, physicists will resume their hunt for astrophysical monsters: black holes and neutron stars going bump in the dark and emitting ripples in space called gravitational waves. Damage delays restart of Italy's giant gravitational wave detector 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z
These algorithms function by searching for patterns that match theoretical models of millions of possible black hole and neutron star merger events. Gravitational wave detector LIGO is back online after 3 years of upgrades 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z
The waves are themselves a distortion of spacetime, a wake caused by the movement of massive objects such as black holes or neutron stars. Gravitational-Wave Search Resumes after Three Years and Lots of Headaches 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z
Deepening research into the phenomena could help answer today’s grandest questions, such as what makes up the cores of neutron stars or how the behavior of dark energy could reveal the shape of the universe. Satellites Threaten Astronomy, but a Few Scientists See an Opportunity 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z
Ever since neutron stars were discovered, researchers have been using their unusual properties to probe our universe. Ultracold Gases Can Probe Neutron Star Guts 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z
So far, the three detectors have tallied more than 90 mergers of black holes and two of neutron stars. Damage delays restart of Italy's giant gravitational wave detector 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z
Astronomers have captured both the gravitational waves and light produced by a single event, the merger of two neutron stars. Gravitational wave detector LIGO is back online after 3 years of upgrades 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z
That may not sound like much, but low-frequency squeezing has dramatically improved LIGO’s sensitivity, which is measured as a distance to the farthest detectable binary neutron star merger. Gravitational-Wave Search Resumes after Three Years and Lots of Headaches 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z
Just this week in Nature Astronomy, researchers reported an FRB that appeared to come from the merger of two neutron stars. Giant array of low-cost telescopes could speed hunt for radio bursts, massive black holes 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z
The superdense remnants of stellar explosions, neutron stars pack a mass greater than the Sun’s into a ball about as wide as San Francisco. Ultracold Gases Can Probe Neutron Star Guts 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z
The short variety is likely spawned by collisions of superdense stellar corpses known as neutron stars, astronomers say. Recent Gamma-Ray Burst May Be the Brightest Ever Seen 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z
Moffat guesses the supernova remnant might instead stall out as a neutron star—the last stop before a collapsing star reaches a black hole’s ultimate oblivion. Rare, Dust-Shrouded Dying Star Revealed in New JWST Image 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z
Or they could hear a “mountain” on a neutron star. Gravitational-Wave Search Resumes after Three Years and Lots of Headaches 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z
Two neutron stars moving at 100 million meters per second rammed into one another in space. What happens when two neutron stars collide? A ‘perfect’ explosion. 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z
But to accurately interpret some of the neutron stars’ signals, researchers must first understand what goes on inside them. Ultracold Gases Can Probe Neutron Star Guts 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z
Other than a general consensus that they’re caused by some astrophysical process, they’ve been variably attributed to solar activity, emissions from a nearby supernova or neutron star or even Earth’s close encounter with a comet. Mystery of Ancient Space Superstorms Deepens 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z
And when stars die, their core shrinks again as they burn off their fuel and begin to collapse into a white dwarf, a neutron star or even a black hole in a supernova explosion. Star Cores Spin Surprisingly Slowly—Scientists Now Think They Know Why 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z
These mountains contain plenty of mass—a teaspoon of neutron star matter weighs 10 million metric tons. Gravitational-Wave Search Resumes after Three Years and Lots of Headaches 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z
The neutron stars that crashed into each other are “dense and compact,” Sneppen said. What happens when two neutron stars collide? A ‘perfect’ explosion. 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z
They have their hunches, but experimenting directly on a neutron star is out of the question. Ultracold Gases Can Probe Neutron Star Guts 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z
Astronomers recently announced the discovery of a magnetized neutron star which seems to have an entirely solid surface. A weird, dead magnetized star has a solid surface — and a ring 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z
A neutron star is born when a massive star runs out of nuclear fuel and its gravity causes the core to collapse inward. How Star Collisions Forge the Universe’s Heaviest Elements 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z
Whether this is detectable during O4 is “a question of how big the mountain is on the surface of the neutron star,” Brady says. Gravitational-Wave Search Resumes after Three Years and Lots of Headaches 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z
“A teaspoon of neutron star matter weighs more than Mount Everest.” What happens when two neutron stars collide? A ‘perfect’ explosion. 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z
Though young neutron stars can have temperatures in the millions of degrees in their interior, by one important energetic measure neutrons are considered “cold.” Ultracold Gases Can Probe Neutron Star Guts 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z
The idea of a neutron star that is completely solid, akin to a super dense planet with no atmosphere, is pretty unique. A weird, dead magnetized star has a solid surface — and a ring 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z
While the rest of the star gets expelled in the supernova, the neutron star remains intact—a compact remnant containing the densest matter known in the universe. How Star Collisions Forge the Universe’s Heaviest Elements 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z
They modeled hypothetical ultracompact objects called boson stars, which would consist of particles that could crowd together to form a sphere denser than a neutron star, the densest known material object. It just got harder to question the existence of black holes 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z
The particular wavelengths of light coming from this explosion allowed our team to identify the source of the unusual gamma-ray burst as two neutron stars colliding and merging together. An unusual, long-lasting gamma-ray burst challenges theories about how they work 2023-01-01T05:00:00Z
Physicists think that is a characteristic they can exploit to study the inner workings of neutron stars. Ultracold Gases Can Probe Neutron Star Guts 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z
A magnetar is essentially what it sounds like: a neutron star with an extremely strong magnetic field. A weird, dead magnetized star has a solid surface — and a ring 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z
The inner structure of neutron stars is an open question. How Star Collisions Forge the Universe’s Heaviest Elements 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z
It all started when a distant star exploded and its core turned into a dense neutron star. How Metabolism, Heavy Elements and Quantum Entanglement Really Work 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z
Kilonovae occur when a neutron star merges with another neutron star or is consumed by a black hole. An unusual, long-lasting gamma-ray burst challenges theories about how they work 2023-01-01T05:00:00Z
She was detecting something that had never been seen before: a special kind of neutron star called a pulsar, which flashes beams of radiation at regular intervals as it spins, like a lighthouse. Ultracold Gases Can Probe Neutron Star Guts 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z
A typical neutron star has a mass greater than our sun, yet a radius of only a dozen kilometers. A weird, dead magnetized star has a solid surface — and a ring 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z
But by 1982 scientists favored a scenario involving two neutron stars smashing together. How Star Collisions Forge the Universe’s Heaviest Elements 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z
The two neutron stars spiraled into each other in a ripping crash that spilled neutrons into atoms of iron or other lighter elements. How Metabolism, Heavy Elements and Quantum Entanglement Really Work 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z
The initial images and data gathered on this interesting event look like a kilonova produced from the collision of two neutron stars. An unusual, long-lasting gamma-ray burst challenges theories about how they work 2023-01-01T05:00:00Z
Since then, thousands of neutron stars have been detected. Ultracold Gases Can Probe Neutron Star Guts 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z
But things appear much differently for 4U 0142+61, which astronomers theorize had a violent history, even for a neutron star. A weird, dead magnetized star has a solid surface — and a ring 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z
While some researchers were working to understand how these crashes could synthesize new elements, others were trying to predict what kind of light we would expect to see from a neutron star merger. How Star Collisions Forge the Universe’s Heaviest Elements 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z
Gamma-ray bursts are some of the most violent explosions in the universe, caused by exploding stars or merging neutron stars. Why Some Scientists Choose China’s Space Station for Research 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z
It is possible that one of the players was a rare neutron star with an incredibly powerful magnetic field – called a magnetar. An unusual, long-lasting gamma-ray burst challenges theories about how they work 2023-01-01T05:00:00Z
This is impossible to have in reality, but ultracold atom clouds can get close — and so can the matter inside of neutron stars. Ultracold Gases Can Probe Neutron Star Guts 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z
"A next step is to observe hotter neutron stars with a similar magnetic field, to investigate how the interplay between temperature and magnetic field affects the properties of the star's surface." A weird, dead magnetized star has a solid surface — and a ring 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z
Some people suggested a connection between neutron star collisions and gamma-ray bursts—highly energetic explosions in space that emit a flash of gamma rays. How Star Collisions Forge the Universe’s Heaviest Elements 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z
Their research suggests the light came from a kilonova, an astral event, thought to be generated as neutron stars and a black hole collide. Remarkable space blast identified as black hole collision 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z
The burst could also have been the result of a neutron star being torn apart by its companion black hole. An unusual, long-lasting gamma-ray burst challenges theories about how they work 2023-01-01T05:00:00Z
These ultracold atom clouds are actually closer to being a unitary gas than neutron star matter, so the analogy isn’t perfect. Ultracold Gases Can Probe Neutron Star Guts 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z
Certain stars, when they die, become neutron stars. A weird, dead magnetized star has a solid surface — and a ring 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z
Despite this intense theoretical development, there was little direct confirmation until just a few years ago, when one remarkable set of observations saw straight into the heart of a neutron star merger. How Star Collisions Forge the Universe’s Heaviest Elements 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z
In nature, heavy rare isotopes are produced during the cataclysmic deaths of massive stars called supernovas or during the merging of two neutron stars. A particle accelerator that just turned on could reveal rare forms of matter 2022-11-26T05:00:00Z
Science news headlines regularly tout how gravitational waves are allowing scientists to do new things like peer inside neutron stars and discover the wobbliest black hole ever detected. How gravitational waves are opening up the hidden parts of the universe to human eyes 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z
And experiments with cold atoms can help scientists develop theories about what physics might be at play in some unexplained neutron star phenomena. Ultracold Gases Can Probe Neutron Star Guts 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z
A typical neutron star has a mass greater than our sun, yet a radius of only a dozen kilometers; hence, a single tablespoon of neutron star matter weighs around 1 billion tons. A weird, dead magnetized star has a solid surface — and a ring 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z
I learned that neutron star mergers produce less energy than black hole mergers, so they are more difficult to detect. How Star Collisions Forge the Universe’s Heaviest Elements 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z
These isotopes are commonly found in neutron stars, and the goal of the experiment was to better understand what type of radioactivity these isotopes emit as they decay. A particle accelerator that just turned on could reveal rare forms of matter 2022-11-26T05:00:00Z
The remaining core is called a neutron star, and they is so dense that a spoonful of this star material would weigh around 1 billion tons. This star could be a bizarre "strange star" made of matter that shouldn't exist 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z
Both cold gases and neutron matter in some parts of a neutron star are superfluids — the particles flow without any friction. Ultracold Gases Can Probe Neutron Star Guts 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z
Some may be caused when merging neutron stars create a black hole, or when a neutron star and a black hole merge. Earth just got zapped by the biggest gamma-ray burst of all time 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z
Then, in the fall of 2017, I heard rumors that LIGO-Virgo had seen a neutron star collision for the first time. How Star Collisions Forge the Universe’s Heaviest Elements 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z
Understanding this process could shed light on how neutron stars lose energy. A particle accelerator that just turned on could reveal rare forms of matter 2022-11-26T05:00:00Z
This analysis may rewrite our understanding of the origin and physics of neutron stars, the authors argue. This star could be a bizarre "strange star" made of matter that shouldn't exist 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z
How exactly these vortices move and interact with one another and other structures inside a rotating neutron star is still an open question. Ultracold Gases Can Probe Neutron Star Guts 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z
This is not quite proof of black holes, because the X rays could also be caused by matter falling onto a neutron star. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z
The gravitational waves seen by LIGO-Virgo originated in the crash of a pair of neutron stars about 130 million light-years from Earth. How Star Collisions Forge the Universe’s Heaviest Elements 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z
The radius of the neutron star is so the density of the neutron star is: Chemistry 2019-02-14T00:00:00Z
"Such a light neutron star, regardless of the assumed internal composition, appears to be a very intriguing object from an astrophysical perspective." This star could be a bizarre "strange star" made of matter that shouldn't exist 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z
The interior of a neutron star is composed of about 95% neutrons, with a small number of protons and electrons mixed in. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
What has emerged is a plethora of X-ray-emitting objects too massive to be neutron stars. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z
This discovery definitively linked neutron star mergers with short gamma-ray bursts for the first time. How Star Collisions Forge the Universe’s Heaviest Elements 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z
What is the density of this neutron star? Chemistry 2019-02-14T00:00:00Z
Indeed, it seems like we're still learning a lot about how neutron stars form. This star could be a bizarre "strange star" made of matter that shouldn't exist 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z
In effect, a neutron star is a giant atomic nucleus, with a mass about 1057 times the mass of a proton. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
The core of a star collapses during a supernova, forming a neutron star. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z
Astrophysicists have finally established a connection between neutron star mergers and short gamma-ray bursts. How Star Collisions Forge the Universe’s Heaviest Elements 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z
The neutron star is 5.7 times denser than the hydrogen nucleus. Chemistry 2019-02-14T00:00:00Z
"For example, It's possible that they exist inside neutron stars." This star could be a bizarre "strange star" made of matter that shouldn't exist 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z
Because it is so small, a neutron star probably strikes you as the object least likely to be observed from thousands of light-years away. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
X rays observed coming from outer space are useful in determining the nature of their sources, such as neutron stars and possibly black holes. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z
The kilonova spectrum carries signatures of heavy elements, confirming that neutron star mergers are at least one site where r-process elements are produced. How Star Collisions Forge the Universe’s Heaviest Elements 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z
A neutron star merger, spotted gravitationally in 2017, produced visible signals, but telescopes took 11 hours to find them after the event became known, and missed the explosion’s early phases. News at a glance: Tracking gravitational waves, a Moon rover, and the ‘best fossil hunter’ 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z
It will require astrophysicists to rethink some of their dominant theories as to how and why neutron stars form. This star could be a bizarre "strange star" made of matter that shouldn't exist 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z
Yet neutron stars do manage to signal their presence across vast gulfs of space. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
However, neutron stars cannot have a mass greater than about eight solar masses or they must collapse to a black hole. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z
We also don’t know what object was created when the neutron stars merged. How Star Collisions Forge the Universe’s Heaviest Elements 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z
A percussive rhythm was created from a recording of a pulsar - a spinning neutron star. Giant Lovell radio telescope at Jodrell Bank to become space light show 2022-07-23T04:00:00Z
Scientists have developed a new telescope to detect the collisions of dead suns known as neutron stars. Neutron star chaser: Telescope spots dead suns crash 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z
In the same way, radiation from a small region on a neutron star sweeps across the oceans of space, giving us a pulse of radiation each time the beam points toward Earth. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
Gravity near binary neutron star systems is so great that significant gravitational wave energy is radiated as the two neutron stars orbit one another. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z
It could have been another neutron star, a neutron star on its way to becoming a black hole, or a black hole. How Star Collisions Forge the Universe’s Heaviest Elements 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z
For now, the MIT team suspects that neutron stars, formed from the collapsing cores of giant stars, are the origin of the signals. MIT scientists pick up radio signals ‘like a heartbeat’ from billions of light-years away 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z
The light from colliding neutron stars is visible in the night sky for only a couple of days - it is a race against time to pin-point its location. Neutron star chaser: Telescope spots dead suns crash 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z
Any magnetic field that existed in the original star will be highly compressed when the core collapses to a neutron star. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
American astronomers, Joseph Taylor and Russell Hulse, measured changes in the orbit of such a binary neutron star system. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z
Finally, although we now know that neutron star mergers can host the r-process, they are not the only places where it happens. How Star Collisions Forge the Universe’s Heaviest Elements 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z
Larger stars may explode in a supernova that packs their mass even tighter to become neutron stars. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z
I went to see this instrument high in the mountains that allows astronomers to effectively crack open a neutron star to see what is inside. Neutron star chaser: Telescope spots dead suns crash 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z
As it slows, the pulses come a little less often; more time elapses before the slower neutron star brings its beam back around. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
Angular momentum of the core is conserved, and so the neutron star spins rapidly. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z
Observations of very old stars containing r-process elements suggest other possibilities, which include rare supernovae and collisions of neutron stars with black holes. How Star Collisions Forge the Universe’s Heaviest Elements 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z
Such “gravitational glints” might serve as a kind of radar to detect white dwarfs, neutron stars, and other stellar corpses that are difficult to see beyond our galaxy. Gravitational wave radar could probe deep space for tiny stellar objects 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z
A neutron star is a dead sun that has collapsed under its immense weight, crushing the atoms that once made it shine. Neutron star chaser: Telescope spots dead suns crash 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z
Such mass transfer can be especially dramatic when the recipient is a stellar remnant such as a white dwarf or a neutron star. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
The precise motions measured by Gaia are also key to identifying smaller-scale systems within the galaxy, including binary stars, as well as stars orbiting more exotic astrophysical objects such as neutron stars and black holes. Gaia’s Multi-Billion-Star Map of the Milky Way Keeps Getting Better 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z
Eons ago a star more than 10 times as massive as our sun died in a spectacular explosion, giving birth to one of the strangest objects in the universe: a neutron star. How Star Collisions Forge the Universe’s Heaviest Elements 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z
They consider a compact object such as a white dwarf or a neutron star that lies close to, but not directly on the line of sight to the merging black holes. Gravitational wave radar could probe deep space for tiny stellar objects 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z
Any spec of light that wasn't there before may be the colliding neutron stars. Neutron star chaser: Telescope spots dead suns crash 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z
However, unlike the explosion of a high-mass star, which can leave behind a neutron star or black hole remnant, the white dwarf is completely destroyed in the process, leaving behind no remnant. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
Pulsars are highly magnetized spinning neutron stars that form from the collapsed remnants of exploded stars. A Galaxy Is Unmasked as a Pulsar — the Brightest outside the Milky Way 2022-05-04T04:00:00Z
The neutron star might have cooled forever in the depths of space, and that would have been the end of its story. How Star Collisions Forge the Universe’s Heaviest Elements 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z
Instead of using lasers and vacuum tubes, radio astronomers turn to pulsars, neutron stars that spew radiation from their poles. Astronomers find a new way to detect gravitational waves 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z
It instead posits that the x-ray signals from the galactic core are just as likely to be caused by neutron star binaries. Swarms of Black Holes at the Milky Way’s Heart? Maybe Not 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z
In that case, an ordinary star can eventually share a system with a neutron star. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
Alexander Wolszczan and Dale Frail detected the planets orbiting a neutron star, a type of dead star, using the Arecibo telescope in Puerto Rico. Imagine Another World. Now Imagine 5,000 More. 2022-04-02T04:00:00Z
But most massive stars live in binary systems with a twin, and the same fate that befell our first star eventually came for its partner, leaving two neutron stars circling each other. How Star Collisions Forge the Universe’s Heaviest Elements 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z
These probes allow us to look for signatures of dark matter in environments that are difficult for us to produce on Earth—for example, inside neutron stars. Are Telescopes the Only Way to Find Dark Matter? 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z
It may be impossible to tell from looking solely at x-ray emissions if an x-ray binary system contains a black hole or an imposter neutron star. Swarms of Black Holes at the Milky Way’s Heart? Maybe Not 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z
The radius of the neutron star would also decrease as more mass was added. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
“This discovery suggested that, if you can make planets around a neutron star, they should be common around all kinds of stars,” said Dr. Wolszczan, a professor at Pennsylvania State University. Imagine Another World. Now Imagine 5,000 More. 2022-04-02T04:00:00Z
Cows may provide a window into that hard-to-observe time frame and sharpen our understanding of how black holes and neutron stars are born within supernovae. Record-Breaking Supernova Is Part of a New Class of Objects 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z
Another possibility is that the signal comes from neutron stars near the center of the Milky Way that emit gamma-ray light through the typical course of their lives. Are Telescopes the Only Way to Find Dark Matter? 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z
X-ray binary systems containing a black hole, they argue, would flare less frequently than others harboring a neutron star. Swarms of Black Holes at the Milky Way’s Heart? Maybe Not 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z
The explanation astronomers have in mind for the extra energy is the collapse of the star’s core to form a spinning, magnetic black hole or neutron star. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
Chandra’s data, collected shortly after that telescope first launched in 1999, revealed evidence of an object like a black hole or neutron star at the center of the supernova remnant. NASA reveals first images from its new X-ray mission 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z
A magnetar is a specific type of neutron star with a very strong magnetic field; neutron stars are the collapsed remnants of much-larger stars. In Earth's galactic backyard, a never-before-seen space anomaly blinks on and off 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z
Some astrophysicists favor the more mundane neutron star explanation, but others think the signal is dark matter. Are Telescopes the Only Way to Find Dark Matter? 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z
“Recurrence time is not necessarily a good indicator for whether something is a black hole or a neutron star binary.” Swarms of Black Holes at the Milky Way’s Heart? Maybe Not 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z
The source consisted of two objects with the masses of neutron stars. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
A neutron star with an extreme magnetic field, a magnetar, could potentially power the radio pulsations, the researchers said. Scientists amazed by blinking star's 'totally unexpected' behavior 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z
Essentially huge balls of neutrons, neutron stars have the density of atomic nuclei, the mass of suns, yet are small — typically the width of human cities. In Earth's galactic backyard, a never-before-seen space anomaly blinks on and off 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z
And neutron stars—the potential confounding signal at the Milky Way’s center—are actually a good place to look for dark matter on their own. Are Telescopes the Only Way to Find Dark Matter? 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z
The analysis by Maccarone and his colleagues, Hailey says, overly relies on neutron star data from globular clusters, which are ancient aggregations of old stars scattered across our galaxy. Swarms of Black Holes at the Milky Way’s Heart? Maybe Not 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z
At least some supernovae leave behind a highly magnetic, rapidly rotating neutron star, which can be observed as a pulsar if its beam of escaping particles and focused radiation is pointing toward us. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
Theories around what the object might be include a neutron star or a white dwarf - a term used for the remnants of a collapsed star. Australia scientists find 'spooky' spinning object in Milky Way 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z
Their density is legendary; a commonly quoted and true statistic is that a teaspoon of neutron star material would weigh around one billion tons. In Earth's galactic backyard, a never-before-seen space anomaly blinks on and off 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z
And as neutron stars release the dark matter over tens to hundreds of years, they would cool down in a pattern that we may be able to measure—if we look long enough. Are Telescopes the Only Way to Find Dark Matter? 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z
The myriad differences between somewhat sedate globular clusters and the action-packed environs of the galactic center, he says, stack up to invalidate comparisons between their respective populations of neutron stars. Swarms of Black Holes at the Milky Way’s Heart? Maybe Not 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z
The rotating neutron star acts like a lighthouse, sweeping its beam in a circle and giving us a pulse of radiation when the beam sweeps over Earth. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
They looked at 15 events, 14 in which two black holes merged and one in which a black hole merged with a neutron star. Could Echoes from Colliding Black Holes Prove Stephen Hawking’s Greatest Prediction? 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z
The reason that neutron stars generally rotate so fast is the same reason that a swivel chair spins faster if you extend your arms and bring them in as you start to spin. In Earth's galactic backyard, a never-before-seen space anomaly blinks on and off 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z
Another hot topic of study right now is whether nonaxion dark matter collects in neutron stars, affecting the structure of the star. Are Telescopes the Only Way to Find Dark Matter? 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z
The inconvenient truth may be that this puzzle has no one-size-fits-all solution, and a mix of black holes and neutron stars account for the observations. Swarms of Black Holes at the Milky Way’s Heart? Maybe Not 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z
When a white dwarf or neutron star is a member of a close binary star system, its companion star can transfer mass to it. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
This type of star, known as a magnetar, is a neutron star with an exceptionally strong magnetic field, and magnetars often flare spectacularly and without warning. Astronomers Report a Monstrous Eruption from a Supermagnetic Star 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z
For instance, Earth's sun spins about once every 22 days, though if the sun were to suddenly contract into a tiny neutron star, it would spin thousands of times per second. In Earth's galactic backyard, a never-before-seen space anomaly blinks on and off 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z
Our project is looking for evidence that dark matter is inside or enveloping neutron stars. Are Telescopes the Only Way to Find Dark Matter? 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z
“The reality is: the universe would have to be pretty pathological for there to be no black holes in the galactic center and similarly for there to be no neutron stars,” Ford says. Swarms of Black Holes at the Milky Way’s Heart? Maybe Not 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z
Material falling onto a neutron star can cause powerful bursts of X-ray radiation. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
A neutron star forms when a massive star collapses at the end of its life. Astronomers Report a Monstrous Eruption from a Supermagnetic Star 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z
"It's a type of slowly spinning neutron star that has been predicted to exist theoretically," Hurley-Walker said. In Earth's galactic backyard, a never-before-seen space anomaly blinks on and off 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z
A long-awaited, 16-year study of an orbiting pair of spinning neutron stars has yielded the most wide-ranging tests yet of Albert Einstein’s theory of gravity. Double pulsar data helps Einstein’s theory of gravity pass toughest test yet 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z
Magnetars are an extreme form of neutron stars, city-sized remnants with obscenely powerful magnetic fields left behind when massive stars die in supernova detonations. Mysterious Fast Radio Bursts Are Finally Coming into Focus 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z
If the formation of a neutron star leads to a supernova explosion, explain why only three of the hundreds of known pulsars are found in supernova remnants. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
Magnetars are neutron stars with magnetic fields that are 1,000 times stronger than those of other neutron stars, and they are more powerful than any other magnetic object in the universe. Astronomers Report a Monstrous Eruption from a Supermagnetic Star 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z
But, as Hurley-Walker cautioned, neutron stars are "stunningly hard to spot." In Earth's galactic backyard, a never-before-seen space anomaly blinks on and off 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z
In 2017, scientists first announced they detected gold in the wake of a collision of two neutron stars. The spinning disks around black holes may be giant gold forges 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z
Even more exotic models have been invoked, such as a pair of orbiting neutron stars whose magnetospheres periodically interact, creating a cavity where eruptions can take place. Mysterious Fast Radio Bursts Are Finally Coming into Focus 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z
Astronomers believe there are something like 100 million neutron stars in the Galaxy, yet we have only found about 2000 pulsars in the Milky Way. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
The new crop of 35 events includes one featuring the lightest neutron star ever seen, as well as two clashes involving surprisingly large black holes. Astrophysicists Unveil Glut of Gravitational-wave Detections 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z
The second priority is to further investigate the nature of black holes and neutron stars, and the third is to improve our understanding of the early universe. Astronomers plan to double-down on the search for extraterrestrial life 2021-11-06T04:00:00Z
Also ranked high: exploring the origins and evolution of black holes, neutron stars, galaxies and the entire universe. Search for life on other worlds tops astronomy to-do list 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z
It also wants to learn more about the densest objects in our Universe, like black holes and neutron stars, and the cataclysmic events that give rise to them. Astronomers call for a massive new space telescope to find the next Earth 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z
The paperweight in our analogy might be a white dwarf or a neutron star. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
The vast majority, including LIGO’s first historic detection in 2015, have involved pairs of black holes, but in a few cases one or both of the objects were neutron stars. Astrophysicists Unveil Glut of Gravitational-wave Detections 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z
The research estimates the new potential planet would orbit a neutron star or black hole at about twice the distance of Saturn from the sun. Astronomers using NASA telescope find signs of a planet beyond our galaxy 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z
These objects typically contain a neutron star or black hole pulling in gas from a closely orbiting companion star. Signs of first planet found outside our galaxy 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z
One prominent theory on their origins is that they spawn from a type of incredibly dense neutron star called a magnetar, which have some of the strongest magnetic fields in the universe. A mysterious and powerful radio signal from space is repeating itself 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z
The X-ray-emitting point sources are white dwarfs, neutron stars, and stellar black holes. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
The observatories spotted another intriguing event on 19 December 2019, involving a black hole 30 times the mass of the Sun swallowing a minuscule neutron star. Astrophysicists Unveil Glut of Gravitational-wave Detections 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z
They occur when enormous stars die and collapse into a black hole, or when compact objects such as neutron stars merge into a black hole. ‘Distant cosmic explosion’ was actually Russian space junk, new studies argue 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z
The material near the neutron star or black hole becomes superheated and glows at X-ray wavelengths. Signs of first planet found outside our galaxy 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z
Most pulsars are now understood to be neutron stars, the extraordinarily dense husks of collapsed supergiants. Antony Hewish, astronomer who won Nobel Prize for the discovery of pulsars, dies at 97 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z
As we saw earlier, such an explosion requires a star of at least 8 MSun, and the neutron star can have a mass of at most 3 MSun. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
Astronomers realized subsequently that there are, in fact, some 100 million neutron stars in our Milky Way galaxy alone—and a billion times more in the observable universe. How to Search for Life as We Don't Know It 2021-09-26T04:00:00Z
Pulsars are rapidly spinning neutron stars, so named because they appear to pulsate when viewed from Earth. Dame Jocelyn Bell-Burnell: NI scientist awarded Royal Society's highest prize 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z
This binary contains a black hole or neutron star orbiting a companion star with a mass about 20 times that of the Sun. Signs of first planet found outside our galaxy 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z
Scientists think powerful jets of matter coming from the neutron star or black hole burst through the outer shells of material, making the object appear extremely bright. Stellar explosion could be a failed supernova giving birth to a black hole 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z
Even if the parent star was rotating very slowly when it was on the main sequence, its rotation had to speed up as it collapsed to form a neutron star. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
By identifying suitable environmental conditions from our laboratory experiments, we can later search for real systems where they are realized in the sky, just as in the case of neutron stars. How to Search for Life as We Don't Know It 2021-09-26T04:00:00Z
Instead, they see it as the product of collisions between neutron stars—cinders left behind by supernovae. Exploding stars may have assaulted ancient Earth 2021-07-15T04:00:00Z
Lentz also advocates looking closely at the surroundings of neutron stars. Star Trek ’s Warp Drive Leads to New Physics 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z
When a massive star reaches the end of its life, it can explode as a supernova, leaving behind a dense remnant in the form of a neutron star or black hole. Stellar explosion could be a failed supernova giving birth to a black hole 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z
With a diameter of only 10 to 20 kilometers, a neutron star can complete one full spin in only a fraction of a second. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
In this session, participants will be joined by a scientist who studies black hole and neutron star astrophysics. Woodinville Garden Club returns with its 20th Tour of Gardens 2021-07-09T04:00:00Z
Visible evidence for these supernovae in Sco OB2 is long gone: Supernova remnants dissipate after about 30,000 years, and the black holes or neutron stars they leave behind are challenging to spot. Exploding stars may have assaulted ancient Earth 2021-07-15T04:00:00Z
Born in the supernova explosion observed nearly 1,000 years ago, the nebula’s heart harbors a pulsar, an extremely dense neutron star spinning 30 times every second. Highest-Energy Particles Yet Arrive from Ancient Crab Nebula 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z
Astronomers remain unsure whether it was a neutron star or a black hole. A Black Hole Feasted on a Neutron Star. 10 Days Later, It Happened Again. 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z
A diagram showing how beams of radiation at the magnetic poles of a neutron star can give rise to pulses of emission as the star rotates. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
The achievement marks the long-awaited completion of a trifecta of events observed by gravitational-wave interferometers: black hole–black hole collisions, neutron starneutron star collisions and now, at last, black hole–neutron star collisions. Black Holes Swallow Neutron Stars in a Single Bite, New Results Suggest 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z
A teaspoonful of material from a neutron star is estimated to weigh around four billion tonnes. Rare black hole and neutron star collisions sighted twice in 10 days 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z
That neutron star merger whetted many researchers’ appetites for the third type of cosmic calamity that would obviously produce gravitational waves: the merger of a black hole and a neutron star. Ripples in spacetime reveal black holes slurping up neutron stars 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z
The first detection of a neutron star merging with a black hole occurred on Jan. 5, 2020. A Black Hole Feasted on a Neutron Star. 10 Days Later, It Happened Again. 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z
Note that in a neutron star, the magnetic north and south poles do not have to be anywhere close to the north and south poles defined by the star’s rotation. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
This time, however, the telltale signatures of black holes feasting on neutron stars were unmistakable. Black Holes Swallow Neutron Stars in a Single Bite, New Results Suggest 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z
Both objects are cosmological monsters, but black holes are considerably more massive than neutron stars. Rare black hole and neutron star collisions sighted twice in 10 days 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z
Such a collision, they hope, might illuminate the structure of neutron stars in unprecedented way. Ripples in spacetime reveal black holes slurping up neutron stars 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z
The black hole was about nine times the mass of the sun; the neutron star was smaller, but still about twice the mass of the star our world orbits. A Black Hole Feasted on a Neutron Star. 10 Days Later, It Happened Again. 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z
At the two magnetic poles, the particles from the neutron star are focused into a narrow beam and come streaming out of the whirling magnetic region at enormous speeds. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
One, on January 5, involved a black hole with a mass nearly nine times greater than that of the sun and a neutron star that was almost twice as massive as our star. Black Holes Swallow Neutron Stars in a Single Bite, New Results Suggest 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z
In the second collision, just 10 days later, a black hole of 10 solar masses merged with a neutron star of 2 solar masses. Rare black hole and neutron star collisions sighted twice in 10 days 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z
Ten days earlier, researchers spotted a black hole of nine solar masses merging with a neutron star of 1.9 solar masses. Ripples in spacetime reveal black holes slurping up neutron stars 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z
On Jan. 15, 2020, the Hanford site was back up, and all three instruments detected the second collision of a black hole and a neutron star. A Black Hole Feasted on a Neutron Star. 10 Days Later, It Happened Again. 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z
First, we can measure the masses of some pulsars, and they do turn out be in the range of 1.4 to 1.8 times that of the Sun—just what theorists predict for neutron stars. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
The other, on January 15, involved a black hole of 5.7 solar masses and a neutron star packing one and a half times our sun’s heft. Black Holes Swallow Neutron Stars in a Single Bite, New Results Suggest 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z
It is because, according to current theories and past observations, neutron stars tend to be found with - and collide into - other neutron stars. Rare black hole and neutron star collisions sighted twice in 10 days 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z
For example, a tremor spotted in August 2019 now appears to involve the merger of a black hole with an object 2.6 times as massive as the Sun, too heavy to be a neutron star. Ripples in spacetime reveal black holes slurping up neutron stars 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z
The neutron star was about 1.5 times the mass of the sun, and the black hole was about six times the mass of the sun. A Black Hole Feasted on a Neutron Star. 10 Days Later, It Happened Again. 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z
Having measured how much the pulsar is slowing down, we can calculate how much rotation energy the neutron star is losing. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
If such an object was a neutron star, it would be the heaviest on record. Black Holes Swallow Neutron Stars in a Single Bite, New Results Suggest 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z
Instead, it may lean towards another suite of theories, which assume that black holes and neutron stars are indeed found with each other. Rare black hole and neutron star collisions sighted twice in 10 days 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z
Theory predicts that a black hole of a dozen solar masses that’s spinning as fast as possible should still rip up the neutron star and create an explosion. Ripples in spacetime reveal black holes slurping up neutron stars 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z
Unlike the 2017 collision of two neutron stars, telescopes were unable to spot any particles of light from the explosions. A Black Hole Feasted on a Neutron Star. 10 Days Later, It Happened Again. 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z
In other words, the slowing down of a rotating neutron star can explain precisely why the Crab Nebula is glowing with the amount of energy we observe. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
“Seeing these neutron star–black holes for the first time is just the tip of the iceberg of this population,” Buonanno says. Black Holes Swallow Neutron Stars in a Single Bite, New Results Suggest 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z
Astrophysicists now knew of two places where the r-process was happening—supernovae and neutron star mergers—and they have debated which is the most important source of heavy elements. Trace seabed plutonium points to stellar forges of heavy elements 2021-05-13T04:00:00Z
A black hole that isn’t spinning will consume the neutron star whole if it weighs just five solar masses. Ripples in spacetime reveal black holes slurping up neutron stars 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z
The tidal forces of a black hole on a neutron star would tell the diameter of the neutron star and that would, in turn, indicate what it was made of. A Black Hole Feasted on a Neutron Star. 10 Days Later, It Happened Again. 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z
We estimate that there are about 100 million neutron stars in our Galaxy, most of them rotating too slowly to come to our notice. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
According to Dr. Jorge Piekarewicz, a physicist at Florida State University who co-authored a companion study to the neutron star research, they originate from stars very different from our sun. Neutron stars are very, very weird — and we just learned a fascinating new detail about them 2021-04-30T04:00:00Z
Instead, they hint that some heavy elements come from much rarer cosmic blasts called kilonovae, caused by the merger of two neutron stars. Trace seabed plutonium points to stellar forges of heavy elements 2021-05-13T04:00:00Z
“It’s a fantastic experimental achievement,” says Anna Watts, an astrophysicist at the University of Amsterdam who studies neutron stars. Neutron stars may be bigger than expected, measurement of lead nucleus suggests 2021-04-27T04:00:00Z
“Will the amazing cosmic laboratory add something about the inner workings of a neutron star?” A Black Hole Feasted on a Neutron Star. 10 Days Later, It Happened Again. 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z
Thus, we estimate that we are unable to observe a large number of neutron stars because their pulsar beams miss us entirely. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
All the evidence was pointing to a legendary but elusive type of event: a giant flare erupting from a magnetar—a neutron star with an outlandishly intense magnetic field. Nature’s most magnetic objects, ripped apart in starquakes, can unleash powerful flashes of light 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z
They are messengers from distant cosmic accelerators such as supernovae, neutron stars, and black holes. Neutrino hunters go underwater in quest to trap ghost particles 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z
Some of those assumptions involve, ultimately, the nature of neutron stars. Neutron stars may be bigger than expected, measurement of lead nucleus suggests 2021-04-27T04:00:00Z
Second, they’re far more numerous and easier to spot than neutron stars. Dark matter could warm the hearts of lonely old planets, scientists predict 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z
This might at first seem mysterious, since we know that supernovae give rise to neutron stars and we should expect each pulsar to have begun its life in a supernova explosion. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
Suspiciously, the galaxy contained a known supernova remnant, which presumably held a neutron star at its heart. Nature’s most magnetic objects, ripped apart in starquakes, can unleash powerful flashes of light 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z
Just 5 years ago, physicists opened a new window on the universe when they first detected gravitational waves, ripples in space itself set off when massive black holes or neutron stars collide. Giant gravitational wave detectors could hear murmurs from across universe 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z
But Miller notes that data from gravitational wave detectors may favor smaller, softer neutron stars. Neutron stars may be bigger than expected, measurement of lead nucleus suggests 2021-04-27T04:00:00Z
Others have suggested dark matter might collect in and warm massive bodies, such as neutron stars. Dark matter could warm the hearts of lonely old planets, scientists predict 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z
What is the average density of the neutron star in Exercise 23.38? Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
Astronomers already knew neutron stars were extreme objects, capable of extreme outbursts. Nature’s most magnetic objects, ripped apart in starquakes, can unleash powerful flashes of light 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z
But the science seemed as dense as a neutron star. Meet the Unsung Heroes behind Humanity’s Improbable Journey to an Alien Ocean 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z
The rest of the dark material would be remnants of dead stars, such as white dwarfs or neutron stars. Hunting for a Giant Black Hole, Astronomers Found a Nest of Darkness 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z
But they debate whether it comes from dark matter or more prosaic sources such as neutron stars. Dark matter could warm the hearts of lonely old planets, scientists predict 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z
Most stars end their lives as white dwarfs or neutron stars. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
They considered the first 10 seconds or so of a baby neutron star’s life after its birth in a supernova. Nature’s most magnetic objects, ripped apart in starquakes, can unleash powerful flashes of light 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z
While locking in a swarm of clouds of dust around their cores, they feed on neutron stars and other luminary bodies that succumb to their pull. Golden Age of Black Holes 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z
But with two cosmic neutrinos now traced to them, jets are emerging as a primary contender for explaining deep-space neutrinos, edging ahead of neutron stars and stellar explosions. Rare cosmic neutrino traced to star-swallowing black hole 2021-02-22T05:00:00Z
Gravitational waves are also revealing strange activity inside neutron stars. The Cosmological Constant Is Physics’ Most Embarrassing Problem 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z
And even if the star really is invisible, it could be a neutron star. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
For a subset of neutron stars, that fluid would churn enough to set in motion something similar to the roiling dynamos that power magnetic fields inside Earth or the Sun. Nature’s most magnetic objects, ripped apart in starquakes, can unleash powerful flashes of light 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z
An already known class of brief transients at cosmological distances are fast radio bursts, but these are thought to originate from highly magnetized neutron stars based on a known galactic source. The Cosmic Dawn of Technology 2020-12-28T05:00:00Z
The field will need to wait for future data to really understand what’s happening inside neutron stars. Gravitational Waves Probe Exotic Matter inside Neutron Stars 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z
In 2017, astronomers witnessed this celestial light show, when a pair of neutron stars, dead cores leftover from supernova explosions, merged and spewed debris glowing at multiple wavelengths. China launches gamma ray–hunting satellites to trace sources of gravitational waves 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z
This means the collapsing core can reach a stable state as a crushed ball made mainly of neutrons, which astronomers call a neutron star. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
That dynamo would boost and lock in magnetic fields 1000 times stronger still than on other neutron stars. Nature’s most magnetic objects, ripped apart in starquakes, can unleash powerful flashes of light 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z
The observatory provided the first solid evidence for a type of object known as a neutron star. Iconic Puerto Rico telescope to be dismantled amid collapse fears 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z
Physicists seek accurate measurements of neutron stars’ masses and radii, which would help reveal their “equation of state”—the relationship between pressure and density within these stars. Gravitational Waves Probe Exotic Matter inside Neutron Stars 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z
In the case of gravitational waves, for example, the additional electromagnetic signals can help distinguish neutron star mergers from black hole-neutron star combinations, Anderson says. China launches gamma ray–hunting satellites to trace sources of gravitational waves 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z
This is because no force was believed to exist that could stop a collapse beyond the neutron star stage. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
Many astronomers presumed these bursts were standard-issue short bursts, likely from the collision of neutron stars, seen at greater distances. Nature’s most magnetic objects, ripped apart in starquakes, can unleash powerful flashes of light 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z
If the star is massive enough—say, more than 20 times the mass of the sun—gravity overcomes even the strong nuclear force, and the neutron star collapses further into a black hole. Strange Supernovae Upend Expectations 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z
Knowing the neutron star equation of state would in turn indicate what kind of matter hides inside them. Gravitational Waves Probe Exotic Matter inside Neutron Stars 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z
A merger of a neutron star and a black hole are also thought to generate both light and gravitational waves. China launches gamma ray–hunting satellites to trace sources of gravitational waves 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z
A typical neutron star is so compressed that to duplicate its density, we would have to squeeze all the people in the world into a single sugar cube! Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
These include emissions that occur when giant stars collide or when neutron stars collapse into black holes. Enigmatic fast radio burst pinned on magnetised dead star 2020-11-04T05:00:00Z
Was the central engine a neutron star or a black hole? Strange Supernovae Upend Expectations 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z
Besides revealing secrets of neutron stars, the study also produced a measurement of the Hubble constant, which reflects the expansion rate of the universe. Gravitational Waves Probe Exotic Matter inside Neutron Stars 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z
Magnetars are incredibly dense neutron stars, with 1.5 times the mass of our sun squeezed into a space the size of Manhattan. Flash of luck: Astronomers find cosmic radio burst source 2020-11-04T05:00:00Z
After a type II supernova explosion fades away, all that is left behind is either a neutron star or something even more strange, a black hole. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
Called a neutron star, the object is a super dense leftover that forms when a massive star, bigger than our own Sun, collapses in on itself. Astronomers trace mysterious space radio waves to a source within our galaxy 2020-11-04T05:00:00Z
Now the core has become a neutron star, an exotic and dense state of matter made mostly of neutrons. Strange Supernovae Upend Expectations 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z
The scientists hope to apply the same type of analysis to future neutron star collisions that appear. Gravitational Waves Probe Exotic Matter inside Neutron Stars 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z
The spectacular blast had destroyed that star, but where was the new neutron star that the scientists had expected to emerge afterward? Review | How books, and both of my husbands, comforted me during the pandemic 2020-10-08T04:00:00Z
We will describe the properties of black holes in Black Holes and Curved Spacetime, but for now, we want to examine how the neutron stars we discussed earlier might become observable. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
A pulsar is a rapidly rotating neutron star that emits a radio-frequency beam that sweeps through space like a lighthouse beacon. The Pulsar Chart That Became a Pop Icon Turns 50: Joy Division’s Unknown Pleasures 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z
When a normal star runs out of fuel and dies, its core collapses into a neutron star or a black hole, and that is the end of that. Strange Supernovae Upend Expectations 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z
These laws in turn predicted cosmic oddities such as black holes, neutron stars and gravitational waves. How Astronomers Revolutionized Our View of the Cosmos 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z
That is heavier than the accepted limit of 2.5 suns for a neutron star. A Black Hole’s Lunch Provides a Treat for Astronomers 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z
Such a rapid spin could not have come from the birth of the neutron star; it must have been externally caused. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
The process sparks a cataclysmic explosion and compresses some of the remains into astrophysical exotica—often a neutron star or, for the very heaviest suns, a black hole. Mystery Object Blurs Line between Neutron Stars and Black Holes 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z
Or maybe the newly created neutron star is rotating quickly, and a powerful magnetic field acts as a brake, releasing energy as the star slows down. Strange Supernovae Upend Expectations 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z
It was actually an ultracompact neutron star, heavier than the sun but only a few miles in radius and spinning at 30 revolutions per second. How Astronomers Revolutionized Our View of the Cosmos 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z
She added: “If it’s a neutron star, it’s an exciting neutron star. If it’s a black hole, it’s an exciting black hole.” A Black Hole’s Lunch Provides a Treat for Astronomers 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z
And if you thought that a neutron star interacting with a “normal” star was unusual, there are also binary systems that consist of two neutron stars. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
From a fundamental physics perspective, the line separating neutron stars from black holes is razor thin. Mystery Object Blurs Line between Neutron Stars and Black Holes 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z
So they posited a mass gap between about 2.5 and five solar masses in which there should exist neither neutron stars nor black holes. Gravitational waves reveal lightest black hole ever observed 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z
At 2.6 solar masses, it is thought to be too large to be a neutron star, the only other type of orb that current detectors are sensitive to. Daily briefing: Why protests haven’t lead to a surge in COVID-19 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z
“So we’re not sure if this object is a neutron star or a black hole, and either way it’s exciting and we learn something new,” Dr. Holz said. A Black Hole’s Lunch Provides a Treat for Astronomers 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z
Another binary neutron star system includes two pulsars that are orbiting each other every 2 hours and 25 minutes. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
The heftiest known neutron star weighs 2.14 times the mass of our sun. Mystery Object Blurs Line between Neutron Stars and Black Holes 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z
In August 2017, they spotted the merger of two neutron stars, which produced, presumably, a black hole of 2.7 solar masses. Gravitational waves reveal lightest black hole ever observed 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z
Both black holes and neutron stars are the remains of dead stars. 'Mystery object' spotted by astronomers changes talk of black holes, neutron stars 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z
“A neutron star is composed of the densest matter in the universe, and is in some sense the ultimate star,” he said in an email. A Black Hole’s Lunch Provides a Treat for Astronomers 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z
The leading model involves the merger of two compact stellar corpses: two neutron stars, or perhaps a neutron star and a black hole. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
A neutron star that heavy, Landry says, would be a “complete game changer.” Mystery Object Blurs Line between Neutron Stars and Black Holes 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z
Indeed, the most popular model relates FRBs to young neutron stars with an exceedingly strong magnetic field, called magnetars, to explain their extraordinary radio brightness. An Audacious Explanation for Fast Radio Bursts 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z
Last year, in a separate study, scientists, for the first time, detected a black hole devouring a neutron star. 'Mystery object' spotted by astronomers changes talk of black holes, neutron stars 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z
The object is more massive than collapsed stars, known as "neutron stars", but lighter than black holes. 'Black neutron star' discovery baffles astronomers 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z
Apart from the masses, how are binary systems with a neutron star different from binary systems with a white dwarf? Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
A rough picture emerged in which fast, violent explosions expelled most of a star’s material cleanly, leaving the naked core to contract into a classic neutron star of perhaps two solar masses. Mystery Object Blurs Line between Neutron Stars and Black Holes 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z
A conservative interpretation would involve a young neutron star orbiting a companion star. An Audacious Explanation for Fast Radio Bursts 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z
However, a black hole — or neutron star — locked in close orbit with a star will pull gas from its companion. Black hole bounty captured at center of Milky Way galaxy in NASA image 2020-06-22T04:00:00Z
Such "black neutron stars" were not thought possible and will mean ideas for how neutron stars and black holes form will need to be rethought. 'Black neutron star' discovery baffles astronomers 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z
The second cluster also contains mainly main-sequence stars, along with some red giant stars, and a few neutron stars—but no white dwarf stars. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
In gentler cataclysms, however, some debris failed to escape and crashed back onto the neutron star. Mystery Object Blurs Line between Neutron Stars and Black Holes 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z
At that time, the neutron star released a massive burst of X-rays. Scientists discover 'cosmic baby' 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z
“Another possibility involves a binary system, such as a neutron star orbiting another neutron star or black hole.” Mysterious repeating radio signals from outside our galaxy discovered 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z
"Is this the lightest black hole ever, or is it the heaviest neutron star ever?" 'Black neutron star' discovery baffles astronomers 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z
What observations or types of telescopes would you use to distinguish a binary system that includes a main-sequence star and a white dwarf star from one containing a main-sequence star and a neutron star? Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
Nevertheless, the divide between neutron stars and black holes may well persist as a cosmic proclivity rather than a rule. Mystery Object Blurs Line between Neutron Stars and Black Holes 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z
Last year, in a separate project, scientists detected a black hole devouring a neutron star. Scientists discover 'cosmic baby' 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z
For example, various models suggest that stellar remnants known as neutron stars are emitters of FRBs — either magnetically powered neutron stars8 or those powered by loss of rotational energy of the star9. Unexpected emission pattern adds to the enigma of fast radio bursts 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z
The material from which neutron stars are composed is so tightly packed that one teaspoonful would weigh 10 million tonnes. 'Black neutron star' discovery baffles astronomers 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z
Now take a neutron star that has twice the mass of the Sun but a radius of 10 km. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
At that threshold, known as the Chandrasekhar limit, theorists predict the pressure inside will cause electrons and protons to fuse into neutrons, and the white dwarf will quietly collapse into a neutron star. The galaxy’s brightest explosions go nuclear with an unexpected trigger: pairs of dead stars 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z
Among NICER’s targets, the team plans to include at least a couple of high-mass pulsars, including the current record-holder for most massive neutron star—a behemoth with a mass 2.14 times that of the Sun. The Strange Hearts of Neutron Stars 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z
One possibility considered by different groups is that the FRB source is in a binary system involving a neutron star, and that the approximately 16-day period is the orbital period of that system4,13,14. Unexpected emission pattern adds to the enigma of fast radio bursts 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z
Current theories suggest that the gravitational force would overcome the nuclear force if the neutron star were much larger than two solar masses - and cause it to collapse into a black hole. 'Black neutron star' discovery baffles astronomers 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z
What is the acceleration of gravity at the surface of the neutron star? Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
Currently, there are only two recorded confirmed neutron star mergers in the available data. Pi in the Sky: General Relativity Passes the Ratio’s Test 2020-05-19T04:00:00Z
Such systems, be they two black holes or a black hole and a neutron star, are known to produce these ripples in spacetime when they merge. Astronomers May Have Found the Closest Black Hole to Earth 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z
The blast was, in fact, the brightest outburst ever seen from this star or any of its kind—immensely magnetic neutron stars known as magnetars. ‘Magnetic Star’ Radio Waves Could Solve the Mystery of Fast Radio Bursts 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z
These astrophysical blasts are commonly associated with the birth of black holes or collision of neutron stars but not with naked singularities. In Search of Naked Singularities 2020-05-03T04:00:00Z
What is the escape velocity from the neutron star in Exercise 23.38? Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
A neutron star’s gravity is not as strong as a black hole’s, but it’s close. How’s the View From a Spinning Star? 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z
That’s because heavy elements such as uranium and thorium are thought to be produced in collisions between neutron stars, and such collisions are more likely to occur in the densely crowded center of the galaxy. No star, no problem: Radioactivity could make otherwise frozen planets habitable 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z
Teams traced the radio waves back to a highly magnetic neutron star—the remnant of a star that was maybe 40 or 50 times as massive as the sun—called SGR 1935+2154. ‘Magnetic Star’ Radio Waves Could Solve the Mystery of Fast Radio Bursts 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z
In the first moments of a neutron star’s birth, just after a massive star explodes, its iron core shrinks to a sphere the size of Manhattan. Daily briefing: Climate change made Australian fires at least 30% more likely 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z
According to a model described in the text, a neutron star has a radius of about 10 km. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
That should allow the researchers to probe an upper limit: the point at which a neutron star collapses into a black hole. The golden age of neutron-star physics has arrived 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z
These waves are disturbances in space-time that are generally caused by accelerated masses, such as black holes or neutron stars, colliding with each other. Mysterious burst of gravitational waves hit Earth, baffling astronomers 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z
Last April, alerted to LIGO’s detection of GW190425, telescopes around the world hunted for a corresponding electromagnetic signal that would typically be expected from the explosive collision of two neutron stars. Did Astronomers Just Discover Black Holes from the Big Bang? 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z
Powerful magnetic and electric fields whip charged particles around, in a computer simulation of a spinning neutron star.Credit: Daily briefing: Climate change made Australian fires at least 30% more likely 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z
Therefore, we must also have evidence that the unseen star has a mass too high to be a neutron star and that it is a collapsed object—an extremely small stellar remnant. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
The hearts of neutron stars will probably always retain some secrets. The golden age of neutron-star physics has arrived 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z
After LIGO’s first identification of a neutron star merger, a burst of gamma-ray light told scientists that the merger occurred in an old galaxy around 130 million light-years from Earth. Gravitational-Wave Discovery Hints at Another Spectacular Neutron-Star Crash 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z
Theories for the formation of such bulky neutron stars already exist, and they require no speculative scenarios from the dawn of the universe. Did Astronomers Just Discover Black Holes from the Big Bang? 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z
The one exception was the neutron star merger sensed in August 2017. Cosmic vibrations sensed from unusual star merger 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z
This makes clear that neutron star mergers are a significant source of heavy elements. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
Other data are coming in from gravitational-wave observatories, which can watch neutron stars contort as they crash together. The golden age of neutron-star physics has arrived 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z
Such an environment is very different from that of most young neutron stars in our own Galaxy. Not all fast radio bursts are created equal 2020-01-05T05:00:00Z
Bursting through the stems of the mushroom clouds, trying to keep their planes from rattling apart, the pilots, Champan writes, collected “elements usually only present in merging neutron stars.” The Histories Hidden in the Periodic Table 2019-12-27T05:00:00Z
Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb told Salon that, luckily, life on Earth wouldn't be affected much if Betelgeuse exploded, adding that such stars typically collapse into neutron stars or black holes. Betelgeuse is blowing up — on social media and maybe IRL 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z
The existence of such waves was first confirmed in observations of a pulsar in orbit around another neutron star whose orbits were spiraling closer and losing energy in the form of gravitational waves. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
With these combined observations, researchers are poised to zero in on what fills the innards of a neutron star. The golden age of neutron-star physics has arrived 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z
If they originate near the sites of supernovae, the FRBs probably arise from young, highly magnetic neutron stars. Not all fast radio bursts are created equal 2020-01-05T05:00:00Z
The low-frequency antennas observe radio emissions from pulsars—spinning neutron stars—and the epoch of reionization, when light from the universe’s first stars was ionizing the hydrogen in the space between galaxies. Giant radio telescope array prepares to begin construction in Australia and South Africa 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z
If a neutron star is created in the aftermath, underground neutrino detectors will observe a "powerful burst of neutrinos lasting tens of seconds," he said. Betelgeuse is blowing up — on social media and maybe IRL 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z
Within each galaxy, stars will continue to go through their lives, eventually becoming white dwarfs, neutron stars, and black holes. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
Terrestrial instruments have a hard time probing the relatively mild millions-of-degrees conditions inside neutron stars. The golden age of neutron-star physics has arrived 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z
Around the world, stargazers immediately trained their telescopes in the dying star’s direction, expecting to see a new object—a neutron star—born in the supernova’s wake. A Missing Neutron Star May Have Been Found after 30-Year Hunt 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z
Each is thought to signal the cataclysmic birth of a black hole, through either the collapse of a massive star or the merging of neutron stars. Record-Breaking Gamma Rays Reveal Secrets of the Universe’s Most Powerful Explosions 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z
Unfortunately, it's difficult to be more descriptive about the neutron star because of its dust shroud, but the group expects this to change with time. 'Blob' hides long-sought remnant from star blast 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z
When light or other radiation emerges from a compact smaller remnant, such as a white dwarf or neutron star, it shows a gravitational redshift due to the slowing of time. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
As the matter gets deposited on the star’s exterior, some theorists suggest it could affect a fluid-like layer of subsurface neutrons, generating gigantic vortices that twist the neutron star’s magnetic field into odd arrangements. The golden age of neutron-star physics has arrived 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z
“And that happened to line up exactly with where we thought the neutron star should be.” A Missing Neutron Star May Have Been Found after 30-Year Hunt 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z
Maybe some of the exploding material ended up falling back down and started orbiting the neutron star, and the planets formed out of that material. Who Really Discovered the First Exoplanet? 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z
The lighter cores tend to form neutron stars, while the heavier ones tend to collapse uncontrollably under their own gravity and turn into black holes. Mind the [Mass] Gap 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z
Look elsewhere in this book for necessary data, and indicate what the final stage of evolution—white dwarf, neutron star, or black hole—will be for each of these kinds of stars. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
With this capability, researchers can precisely track hotspots as a neutron star whips around at up to 1,000 times per second. The golden age of neutron-star physics has arrived 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z
The end results of this catastrophe are the densest astrophysical objects known: a neutron star that squeezes several solar masses into a city-sized orb, or something even more extreme, a black hole. A Missing Neutron Star May Have Been Found after 30-Year Hunt 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z
The work confirms that at least some of the heavier elements are produced by merging neutron stars, and that neutrons stars really are made of neutrons. Some of the universe’s heavier elements are created by neutron star collisions 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z
Objects such as neutron stars and stellar-mass black holes weigh as much as a star but have a diameter that is only about the size of a large city. Mind the [Mass] Gap 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z
Also, recall that the formation of black holes and neutron stars is preceded by a substantial amount of mass loss, which scatters heavy elements into space to be incorporated into subsequent generations of stars. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
The results would bolster previous observations and theories suggesting that neutron stars’ magnetic fields, which are one trillion times stronger than the Sun’s, can be more complex than generally assumed. The golden age of neutron-star physics has arrived 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z
“There was a lot of discussion as to why we can’t find a neutron star.” A Missing Neutron Star May Have Been Found after 30-Year Hunt 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z
The extreme physical environment of a neutron star then poses problems. How Mere Humans Manage to Comprehend the Vastness of the Universe 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z
The heaviest neutron star ever observed, weighing in at about 2.14 solar masses, was recently announced in the journal Nature Astronomy. Mind the [Mass] Gap 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z
Seen in this picture are hundreds of hot white dwarfs, neutron stars, and stellar black holes with accretion disks glowing with X-rays. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
The amount of distortion in those final moments gives physicists clues about the malleability of the material inside the neutron stars. The golden age of neutron-star physics has arrived 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z
The ability to detect gravitational waves opened a new window on the cosmos and since then, physicists have spotted a dozen more black hole mergers and one merger of two dense neutron stars. Black hole reverberations suggest the cosmic beasts are as ‘bald’ as cue balls 2019-09-13T04:00:00Z
"This result is a step towards understanding some of the rarer and more extreme cases in which matter accretes onto black holes or neutron stars," Earnshaw said. NASA discovers mysterious green light that quickly disappeared 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z
Whether it is a neutron star or black hole remains unresolved to this day. Mind the [Mass] Gap 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z
Again with Baade in 1934, he predicted the existence of neutron stars, extremely dense bodies of neutrons left behind after a supernova. Deciphering dark matter: the remarkable life of Fritz Zwicky 2019-09-02T04:00:00Z
A Chinese–European satellite called the enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarimetry mission, or eXTP, is expected to launch in 2027 and study both isolated and binary neutron stars to help determine their equation of state. The golden age of neutron-star physics has arrived 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z
Collisions between black holes and other stellar objects like neutron stars constitute some of the most massive energy releases in the universe. Astronomers just saw a black hole eat a neutron star 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z
Mergers of a black hole with a lighter object — such as a dense neutron star — can allow highly sensitive tests of certain predictions of the general theory of relativity. Black-hole meal, banana-killer and hottest July ever 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z
Theoretically, the heaviest a neutron star can be is about three times the mass of the sun—but we’ve never been able to adequately test that theory with observations. Mind the [Mass] Gap 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z
Fritz Zwicky advanced astronomy over much of the twentieth century, pioneering findings on constituents of the cosmos from supernovae and neutron stars to dark matter and compact galaxies. Deciphering dark matter: the remarkable life of Fritz Zwicky 2019-09-02T04:00:00Z
A neutron star with a Bose–Einstein condensate centre, for instance, is likely to have a smaller radius than one made from ordinary material such as neutrons. The golden age of neutron-star physics has arrived 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z
This would be the first such event detected with confidence and—after black hole–black hole mash-ups and mergers between two neutron stars—the third variety of collision detected by gravitational waves. Astronomers Spy a Black Hole Devouring a Neutron Star 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z
Artist’s impression of a black hole devouring a neutron star, an event that creates gravitational waves.Credit: Black-hole meal, banana-killer and hottest July ever 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z
Initial findings suggest “a very strong likelihood” of a black hole devouring a neutron star, according to ANU. Black hole devouring a neutron star caused ripples in space and time, scientists say 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z
One is heavier than five solar masses, and the other—the presumed neutron star—is lighter than three, Brady says. Scientists may have spotted a black hole and a neutron star colliding 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z
Among NICER’s targets, the team plans to include at least a couple of high-mass pulsars, including the current record-holder for most massive neutron star — a behemoth with a mass 2.14 times that of the Sun. The golden age of neutron-star physics has arrived 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z
All known black holes weigh more than five suns, while all known neutron stars—born from lighter stars that stopped short of becoming black holes—weigh less than three suns. Astronomers Spy a Black Hole Devouring a Neutron Star 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z
For example, the opacity tables of heavy elements used for the design of nuclear weapons are now instrumental in interpreting “kilonova” flares associated with mergers of neutron stars. Who Should Pay for "Moon Shots"? 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z
The bursts are so brief, only about one-thousandth of a second, that it’s usually impossible to pinpoint their origins—or their cause, be it a supernova, a neutron star, or something even more exotic. Baffling radio burst traced to a galaxy 3.6 billion light-years away 2019-06-27T04:00:00Z
"Maybe it's not a neutron star? Maybe it's a tiny black hole?" Scientists may have spotted a black hole and a neutron star colliding 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z
Crucially, each possibility would push back in a characteristic way against a neutron star’s colossal gravity. The golden age of neutron-star physics has arrived 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z
If further analysis places that partner between one and two solar masses, it must be a neutron star. Astronomers Spy a Black Hole Devouring a Neutron Star 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z
Instead they would need to emerge from nondestructive processes, such as rare outbursts from magnetars, rapidly spinning and usually newborn neutron stars that boast immensely powerful magnetic fields. Mysterious Outburst's Quiet Cosmic Home Yields More Questions Than Answers 2019-06-27T04:00:00Z
In 2018, Max Planck researchers were part of a large global team that observed the creation of a neutron star binary system for the first time. Top 10 institutions for physics in 2018 2019-06-18T04:00:00Z
The findings elevated neutron stars to be leading candidates to create Burbidge’s elements. Where (Some of) Earth's Gold Came From 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z
The canonical view of neutron stars has their magnetic field lines looking like those surrounding a bar magnet, with north and south sides emerging from circular spots at opposing ends of the star. The golden age of neutron-star physics has arrived 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z
If the pressure dissolves neutrons into a plasma of fundamental particles, for instance, neutron stars of a certain mass should appear smaller than they otherwise would be. Astronomers Spy a Black Hole Devouring a Neutron Star 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z
Instead, Bannister notes, some even more exotic variety of neutron star outburst or one-off collision model may be required. Mysterious Outburst's Quiet Cosmic Home Yields More Questions Than Answers 2019-06-27T04:00:00Z
That disk resembles the environment in neutron star mergers where lots of r-process elements are thought to be produced. Moon Blobs, Collapsars and Long Planets 2019-05-19T04:00:00Z
Scientists long suspected that neutron stars occasionally collide with each other in the universe, even though definite proof was elusive. Where (Some of) Earth's Gold Came From 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z
It would use NICER’s hotspot technique, pinning down the masses and radii of at least 20 more neutron stars with even more precision. The golden age of neutron-star physics has arrived 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z
A black hole obliterating a neutron star also represents a new arena for testing general relativity. Astronomers Spy a Black Hole Devouring a Neutron Star 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z
The other is a clever statistical model of the Galaxy’s history of neutron star mergers. Gravitational Waves, Nuclear Fire, Rocks and Love 2019-05-05T04:00:00Z
The collaboration has now bagged 13 merging black hole pairs, as well as two pairs of neutron stars. Theorist calculates the incalculable siren song of merging black holes 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z
Freeman Dyson suggested in the early 1960s that two neutron stars may be closely orbiting each other; he was interested in the extraction of energy from such a system in humanity’s distant future. Where (Some of) Earth's Gold Came From 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z
Astronomers know that much about how neutron stars are born. The golden age of neutron-star physics has arrived 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z
Another alert from LIGO, again involving neutron stars, though in this case possibly a single neutron star being swallowed by a black hole. Cosmic ripples hunt now in overdrive 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z
What the research points to is a very nearby neutron star collision that took place at the dawn of our local cosmic history. Gravitational Waves, Nuclear Fire, Rocks and Love 2019-05-05T04:00:00Z
That event was a clear-cut case of two merging neutron stars, Hanna says—nearly two years after the first historic discovery of such an event was made in August 2017. Gravitational Waves Hint at a Black Hole Eating a Neutron Star 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z
These neutron stars are set to collide in 300 million years; their distance is continuously decreasing as a result of the emission of gravitational waves. Where (Some of) Earth's Gold Came From 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z
Another possibility is that the centre of a neutron star is a Bose–Einstein condensate, a state of matter in which all subatomic particles act as a single quantum-mechanical entity. The golden age of neutron-star physics has arrived 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z
Gravitational waves might have just delivered the first sighting of a black hole devouring a neutron star. Daily briefing: How to see quantum weirdness with our own eyes 2019-04-28T04:00:00Z
A Tesla Model 3 contains a total of about 5 grams of the nuclei generated by this specific neutron star merger. Gravitational Waves, Nuclear Fire, Rocks and Love 2019-05-05T04:00:00Z
If the 26 April event is not a black hole–neutron star merger, it is probably also a collision of neutron stars, which would bring the total detections of this type up to three. Gravitational Waves Hint at a Black Hole Eating a Neutron Star 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z
Supernova explosions are 1,000 times more frequent in the Milky Way than neutron star collisions. Where (Some of) Earth's Gold Came From 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z
They typically estimate masses by observing neutron stars in binary pairs. The golden age of neutron-star physics has arrived 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z
The news comes just a day after astronomers detected gravitational waves from a merger of two neutron stars, a second example of an event that had us all in a tizzy back in 2017. Daily briefing: How to see quantum weirdness with our own eyes 2019-04-28T04:00:00Z
Those events, which occur hundreds or even thousands of times more frequently than neutron star mergers, just don’t seem to fit the evidence. Gravitational Waves, Nuclear Fire, Rocks and Love 2019-05-05T04:00:00Z
Scientific simulation of a black hole consuming a neutron star.Credit: Gravitational waves hint at detection of black hole eating star 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z
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