"We studied the last several orbits before the merger, when the entwined magnetic fields undergo rapid and dramatic changes, ...

Neutron stars are some of the weirdest cosmic objects, and the greatest mysteries lie deep in their hearts.

When young stars mix with neutron stars, things get messy.

Merger of two neutron stars in the aftermath of a supernova may have been observed for the first time, though questions ...

It weighs more than 2 times the mass of our sun, but is only 18 miles wide. Astronomers have discovered the "most massive neutron star ever measured," amassing to more than two times the mass of our ...

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 stars ...

Neutron stars escape collapse into a black hole thanks to degeneracy pressure produced by their neutrons, which is able to fight the crushing force of gravity. What exactly lies at the heart of a ...

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Gravity from mountains on rapidly rotating neutron stars produces ripples in space-time known as gravitational waves. The Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO) searches for such ...