How Gold is made and how it got to our planet
From ancient civilizations to modern day, the allure of gold has never waned. But where does this precious metal actually ...
Tag: neutron star
Astronomers detect magnetic star flashing in an instant with the energy produced by the sun in 100,000 years
Astronomers have called it a "cosmic monster".
Neutron Stars Make Ant Hills Out of Mountains
New research has shown that mountains on the surface of neutron stars could be millimetres tall.
Neutron Star and Black Hole’s Final Dance Observed for the First Time
You wait ages to spot a merger between a neutron star and a black hole and then the two come ...
What are Gravitational Waves?
Not only do gravitational waves represent the ultimate confirmation of the theory of General Relativity, they will provide us with ...
How Black Holes and Neutron Stars Shine
Black holes and neutron stars are the densest and most mysterious objects in the universe, and researchers may have figured ...
Astronomers confirm heavy elements are born from neutron star collisions
You like gold? That too may have been forged by the catacylsmic merger of neutron stars millions of years ago.
Peculiar pulsar slows down before ‘glitching’
The findings might help astronomers unravel the dynamics inside neutron stars.
Meet the strongest material in the universe: nuclear pasta
It's a mind-perplexing 10 billion times stronger than steel.
Twinkle, twinkle: Researchers find new clues about extremely bright neutron stars
These stars are bending the laws of physics.
Gravitational waves show us how gold is formed
I was never really a fan of gold, but knowing where it originates somehow makes it much more beautiful.
Why the gravitational waves splashed by the merger of two dying stars spells a revolution in astronomy
This was an amazing week in science -- with much more to come.
We’re made of stardust, but heavier elements are made of black-hole-and-neutron-star dust
It's not a contest uranium, jeez.
There’s a strange similarity between your cells and neutron stars
Researchers have found an intriguing resemblance between the human cells and neutron stars.
Astronomers may have discovered a new cosmic phenomena — and we don’t really know what it is
What we do know is that it blasts enormously powerful X-rays into the void.
Strange “X-Ray Rainbow” could be used to calculate stellar distances
NASA released the breathtaking image you see below, announcing that it is basically X-ray light echoes reflecting off clouds of dust. ...
Scientists Observe Giant Burst of Radio Waves
Scientists have observed a massive burst of radio waves, helping them narrow down the potential sources of these huge bursts ...
The first Thorne-Zytkow object, a bizarre type of hybrid star, discovered by astronomers
Physicist Kip Thorne and astronomer Anna Zytkow proposed a new theoretical class of stars back in 1975, but it was ...
Shorties: astronomers detect intergalactic radio signals from 11 billion light years away
The overwhelming part of the universe is still a mystery to astronomers - and most of what we know is ...
Astronomers observe spinning neutron star suddenly slowing down
In a never-before seen feat, astronomers using NASA's Swift X-ray Telescope have observed a spinning neutron star suddenly slowing down, ...