A neutron star's final moments may spark violent starquakes, monster shock waves, and even a fleeting, never-before-seen ...

Across the cosmos, many stars can be found in pairs, gracefully circling one another. Yet one of the most dramatic pairings ...

A new simulation by researchers shows how a neutron star violently cracks seconds before vanishing into a black hole.

A large team of astronomers and astrophysicists affiliated with several institutions in China has discovered a binary star ...

For the first time, astronomers have spotted a rapidly spinning neutron star that is gravitationally bound to a helium star ...

Astronomers recently found the strange beacon, which appears to be a pulsar blinking in slow motion — something that shouldn’t be possible. “It’s incredibly exciting to discover such a ...

Maura McLaughlin, Chair, Eberly Distinguished Professor of Physics and Astronomy, West Virginia University, created the Pulsar Search Collaboratory to engage high schoolers and undergraduates in ...

In cosmic terms, that’s pretty damn close. The most obvious candidate, the team says, is a pulsar – a type of neutron star that produces beams of electromagnetic radiation from its poles.

Maura McLaughlin, Chair, Eberly Distinguished Professor of Physics and Astronomy, West Virginia University, created the Pulsar Search Collaboratory to engage high schoolers and undergraduates in ...