Space science
Neutron stars shake understanding of black holes
A newly observed neutron star merger has cast doubt on the previously known mechanism of black hole formation.
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Space science
NASA discovers two stars colliding so violently that they created gold
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has detected two neutron stars colliding so violently that they may be creating gold in space.
Space science
Why can a spoonful of matter in a neutron star weigh up to 100 million tons?
The mass per cubic centimeter can amount to more than 100 million tons, and a tablespoon of matter weighs as much as a mountain on Earth.
Space science
Neutron stars have a magnetic field 1,000 times stronger than normal
NASA astronomers discovered a very young and powerful neutron star, about 16,000 light-years from Earth.
Space science
Quark matter in neutron stars
Inside the neutron stars is the 'noodle nucleus' - an unusual state of matter, consisting of subatomic particles called quarks.
Space science
The 'eat' star companion in binary
Computer simulations reveal how a massive star draws matter from a smaller star orbiting it at close distances.
Archeology
The neutron star collision is 520 million light-years from Earth
Astronomers for the second time discovered gravitational waves generated from the intense merger of two neutron stars.
Space science
New discovery: Collisions of neutron stars produce heavy elements of strontium
Astronomers have discovered the collision of two neutron stars in 2017 creating a heavy element of strontium alongside gold, lead and platinum.
Space science
Detecting unprecedented neutron stars, challenging the physical limit
Scientists have discovered the largest neutron star ever, with its enormous mass compressed close to the limits set by the laws of physics.
Space science
The gravitational wave suspected by the black hole swallowed the neutron star emitted
American astronomers found solid evidence of a merger between a black hole and neutron star on August 14.
Videos
Roscosmos announces the sound of neutron stars
By translating the signal frequency into sound waves, 'music' can be received, - as reported on the TV Studio's page.
Space science
NASA captured 5 strange waves from the universe for 1 month
NASA observers have captured five cosmic signals over the past month that they suspect are ripples from terrible disasters in space.
Discover science
Creating super fluid, pushing forward will accelerate backwards
Researchers in the US say they have created a liquid with a negative volume in the laboratory ... which is almost unreasonable, when you push this liquid forward it will…
Space science
The thousand-star explosion shot gold, silver and platinum throughout the universe
NASA researchers discovered traces of a thousand-star explosion 1.7 billion light-years from Earth.
Space science
Close up of a star's death
The first image was taken by Chandra X-ray Observatory of the US Space and Aeronautics Agency (NASA), showing the youngest pulsar that scientists have ever seen.