Neutron stars, these cosmic remnants resulting from the catastrophic explosion of massive stars, represent one of the most ...

Neutron stars pack extreme mass into tiny volumes. Scientists explore how compact they can become before collapsing into ...

By developing a new theoretical relation describing just how compact neutron stars — which are the remnants of massive stars ...

In the 1960s, the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union signed a treaty banning nuclear weapons tests ...

V Sagittae’s violent mass transfer hints at an imminent nova—and a future supernova visible from Earth. Binary star systems are fairly common in the universe, as are pairs where one star is a compact ...

A couple months back, astronomers officially confirmed the existence of “Betelbuddy,” Betelgeuse’s long-suspected companion ...

Creating a neutron star Before you can get this ideal cosmic laboratory, a star first has to die. The end of a star’s life depends largely on its mass. Unremarkable stars like the Sun go out with a ...

The universe is a strange place. The X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) orbiting observatory recently highlighted ...

The federal government has been—and must remain—a critical partner in foundational technological innovation and research ...

For over a decade, a dim but persistent glow near the center of the Milky Way has confused astronomers. This mysterious ...