Astronomers analyzing archived NASA data have stumbled upon a cosmic event unlike anything seen before—a brief but intense ...
There are plenty of types of stars out there, but one stands out for being just a little weirder than the others. You might even say it's strange. According to a paper from researchers at Guangxi ...
Scientists have seen a powerful explosion from a mysterious, unknown object in space. Researchers do not know where the bright flash came from. But they believe that it may be something entirely ...
The "needle in the haystack" discovery of a powerful explosion from a mysterious unknown object outside our galaxy has excited astronomers. It went unnoticed for years within a vast, two decade-long ...
Supernova debris speeds up neutron stars, strengthening magnetic fields. This explains why low-intensity magnetars still ...
"Most of the external layers of a massive star are removed during the supernova, but some material falls back, making the neutron star spin faster." ...
An illustration shows a neutron star surrounded by green magnetic field lines in the fiery shell of supernova wreckage from its birth. | Credit: Robert Lea (created with Canva) Out in the universe ...
Check out these seven most beautiful space images captured by NASA Hubble Space Telescope. Globular Cluster NGC 1850, Tarantula Nebula, Galaxy Messier 96 and more ...
Neutron stars, with a mass greater than that of the entire solar system confined within a nearly perfect sphere just a dozen kilometers in diameter, are among the most fascinating astrophysical ...
(Nanowerk News) For the first time astronomers have succeeded in observing the magnetic field around a young star where planets are thought to be forming. The team was able to use dust to measure the ...
Zap Energy’s FuZE device has demonstrated nearly perfect neutron isotropy, proving its plasma remains ... device in the United Kingdom began using magnetic fields to “pinch” a plasma strongly enough ...