Kilonova explosions from neutron star collisions may damage atmospheres and threaten life if nearby, according to a new study ...

A machine learning method has the potential to revolutionize multi-messenger astronomy. Detecting binary neutron star mergers is a top priority for astronomers. These rare collisions between dense ...

Neutron stars are the dense remnants of massive stars, more than eight times as massive as our sun, born at the end of their lives in a brilliant supernova explosion. These incredibly dense ...

The SMITHSONIAN ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY is a part of the Smithsonian Institution which, in conjunction with the Harvard ...

Figure 1 - Configuration of the dipolar magnetic field lines within the neutron star's crust immediately after its formation, a few tens of seconds after the supernova explosion. Credit: Igoshev et al ...

Collision of Two Neutron Stars Billions of Years Ago Made Enough Gold and Uranium To Fill Earth's Oceans, Says Study Billions ...

A group of stellar Sherlocks have solved the mystery of red transient objects that appear and fade in the sky, linking them ...

A supernova is a cataclysmic stellar death that leaves behind a black hole or neutron star. It is the biggest, brightest, and most violent type of explosion scientists have observed in the universe.

This stellar explosion, from a star 20 times the size ... Astronomers have detected a neutron star in the binary system 4U 1820-30 spinning at 716 times per second, breaking records for speed.

From left to right, NASA Marshall engineers Carlos Diaz and John Luke Bili, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory mechanical ...