- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 21st, 2015
Actual Stardust Recovered from Ocean Floors Here on Earth
The dust will help scientists better understand what happens when stars reach the end of their life and explode
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 4th, 2014
Watch: Neutron Stars Explained in One Brilliant Animation
Neutron stars are among the wackiest celestial bodies our universe is home to
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 5th, 2014
Odd Hybrid Star Detected for the First Time Ever
These bizarre hybrid stars are referred to as Thorne-Żytkow objects
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 26th, 2013
“Jekyll and Hyde” Star 18,000 Light-Years from Earth Can Change Its Form
The star switches from being a radio pulsar to being an X-ray pulsar and back again
- Space
- By Lucian Parfeni
- August 15th, 2013
Odd Magnetar Found to Have the Strongest Magnetic Field in the Universe
The star was initially believed to have a very weak magnetic field
- Space
- By Lucian Parfeni
- April 29th, 2013
The Biggest Pulsar Ever Found Provides Most Accurate Proof of Einstein Theory
The pulsar is twice as heavy as the sun, only 25 km (15.5 m) across
- Space
- By Lucian Parfeni
- October 26th, 2012
Black Widow Pulsar Feeding Off Its Companion Discovered in Gamma Ray
The pulsar is invisible in the radio spectrum, which is usually used to discover pulsars
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 5th, 2009
The Mystery of Cassiopeia A Finally Revealed
The formation is most likely a neutron star
- Space
- By Gabriel Gache
- July 25th, 2008
Supernova Explosion Appears to Resemble GRB
SN 2008D close to generating a gamma-ray burst
- Space
- By Gabriel Gache
- July 9th, 2008
Gamma-ray Burst Afterglows Move from Bright to Brighter
Short gamma-ray burst afterglows brighter than models suggest
- Space
- By Gabriel Gache
- July 4th, 2008
Einstein Proven Correct Once Again
Team measures the precession of a pulsar for the first time
- Space
- By Gabriel Gache
- June 11th, 2008
Gamma-ray Observatory Finds New Exotic Binary System
Integral marks the discovery of the fifteenth HMXB
- Space
- By Gabriel Gache
- June 4th, 2008
Bright Supernovae May Be Explained through Quark Stars
Neutron to quark star conversion could be responsible for superluminous supernovae
- Space
- By Gabriel Gache
- June 3rd, 2008
Crab Nebula Pulsar Leaks Energy through Gravitational Waves
Up to 4 percent of the radiated energy is converted into gravitational waves
- Space
- By Gabriel Gache
- May 29th, 2008
Weird Ring around Magnetar, a New Dilemma for Astronomers
Astrophysicists unable to explain how the giant ring formed
- Space
- By Gabriel Gache
- May 22nd, 2008
SRON Team Finds Mysterious Magnetar
New magnetar found to emit high energy X-rays
- Space
- By Gabriel Gache
- May 16th, 2008
Cosmic Zoom Enriched with Wacky Pulsar
Pulsar found orbiting around a regular star