Your gold could come from some of the most violent stars in the universe
That gold in your phone could have originated from a magnetar.
That gold in your phone could have originated from a magnetar.
The universe is filled with remarkable objects. Researchers have just found another.
We weren't even sure something like this was possible
Astronomers have called it a "cosmic monster".
What we do know is that it blasts enormously powerful X-rays into the void.
The star was observed for the first time in June, but it's still radiating massive amounts of energy, making it ...
In a never-before seen feat, astronomers using NASA's Swift X-ray Telescope have observed a spinning neutron star suddenly slowing down, ...
Those bursts are from magnetars. You may have some idea about what a white dwarf is, or a black hole ...