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

A novel way to find aliens might be through gravitational wave detection, Loeb says. He is interested in laser interferometry ...

Neutron stars can have a resounding impact around ... With no outward pressure from fusion to counterbalance gravity's inward pull, the star condenses and collapses in upon itself.

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

Gamma-ray bursts, the most powerful kinds of explosions known in the cosmos, may help provide a piece of the puzzle when it ...

Observations of the merger of binary neutron stars are vital to the growing field ... It provides unique opportunities for the study of gravity and matter under extreme conditions, with exciting ...

A machine learning method has the potential to revolutionize multi-messenger astronomy. Detecting binary neutron star mergers ...

While solitary black holes should be common, they are hard to find. The one in Sagittarius revealed itself when it passed in front of a dim background star, magnifying the star’s light and slowly ...

Using a radio telescope, scientists can very accurately observe the signal produced by pulsars, a type of neutron star and test the validity of Einstein’s theory of gravity for these extreme objects.