The blast may have been a kilonova — a type of neutron star merger — in the wake of a more traditional supernova.

Astrophysicists are closing in on one of the strangest possibilities in stellar evolution, a compact remnant that might sit ...

Nearly 800 million light-years away, something has been forming. Scientists aren't exactly sure what it is but have dubbed it 'the black neutron star.' And now, it's headed for Earth. What is this ...

Scientists have precisely measured two unstable atomic nuclei that play a crucial role in explosive X-ray bursts on neutron stars. The results reveal faster nuclear reactions than previously thought, ...

Scientists reveal how two unstable nuclei trigger neutron star explosions and power intense X-ray bursts across the universe. This breakthrough in nuclear physics shows explosions on neutron stars.

Artist’s impression of the powerful winds blowing from the bright X-ray source GX13+1. The X-rays are coming from a disc of hot matter, known as an accretion disc, that is gradually spiralling down to ...

Neutron stars—the dense remnants of massive stellar explosions—and their presence in X‐ray binaries serve as natural laboratories for extreme physics. In these systems, matter is transferred from a ...