Welcome to the most terrifying objects in the cosmos, Magnetars.These aren’t just neutron stars,they're neutron stars with supercharged magnetic power capable of ripping atoms apart and warping space ...

A computer simulation shows how two neutron stars of unequal mass merge, form a black hole and spit out a jet of high energy matter.

A groundbreaking simulation reveals how neutron star mergers forge black holes, generate gamma-ray bursts, and scatter gold across space—all modeled with extreme detail using one of the world’s ...

A Magnetar is one of the most fascinating and terrifying objects in the universe. Known as the most powerful magnet in ...

Snapshot of the system at 1.3 seconds after the binary neutron star merger. The density (blue and green contour), magnetic field lines penetrating the black hole (magenta lines), and magnetically ...

The burst was so bright that it bounced off the Moon and illuminated Earth’s upper atmosphere, surpassing the brightness of a ...

These are rare occurrences—scientists estimate that the giant black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy gobbles a star ...

A microquasar belonging to our Milky Way galaxy has set records by generating cosmic rays with energy levels never before seen.

The race to build the first useful quantum computer is on and may revolutionize the world with brand new capabilities, from ...

Scientists got readings of cosmic waves echoing in the universe, a phenomenon that is not really possible since the sound can ...

Technical Terms Magnetar: A type of neutron star with an extremely powerful magnetic field, often implicated in high-energy transient phenomena such as FRBs.

A team of scientists is proposing a bold alternative to the Big Bang theory, suggesting that our universe may have instead formed inside a colossal black hole.