Neutron stars are ultra-dense star remnants made up primarily of nucleons (i.e., protons and neutrons). Over the course of ...

Neutron stars are compact objects with strong gravity and extreme magnetic fields. A research team investigated long-term ...

Some of the densest objects in the universe are neutron stars. Neutron stars are the remnants of stellar cores left behind when a star has gone supernova. The only known objects denser than ...

A new paper published in Nature Communications could put scientists on the path to understanding one of the wildest, hottest, ...

This study shows that the universe itself can push the boundaries of physics in ways laboratory tests cannot. By ruling out ...

It weighs more than 2 times the mass of our sun, but is only 18 miles wide. Astronomers have discovered the "most massive neutron star ever measured," amassing to more than two times the mass of our ...

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Jim Ward has died at 66 years old after a battle with Alzheimers. He was best known for voicing Doug Dimmadome and Chet ...