"Magnetar birth rates and formation scenarios are among the most pressing questions in high-energy astrophysics." ...

Their work is published in Physical Review Letters. Neutron stars present other challenges besides a humongous density. Their ...

Our sun, like all stars, is made mostly of hydrogen and helium. They are by far the most abundant elements, formed in the ...

A neutron star's almost incomprehensible density causes protons and electrons to combine into neutrons—the process that gives such stars their name. The composition of their cores is unknown ...

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 ...

Simulations of highly magnetized stars that explode and collapse into black holes show that they transfer their magnetic fields to the disk of swirling matter that forms around the new black hole.

An international team of astrophysicists from China and Australia has for the first time determined how massive neutron stars are when they are born. "Understanding the birth masses of neutron ...

Nanomaterials used to measure nuclear reaction on radioactive nuclei produced in neutron star collisions Date: March 18, 2025 Source: University of Surrey Summary: Physicists have measured a ...