- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 11th, 2014
Supernova Remnant Sweeps Up 45 Solar Masses of Material
The blast cleared a massive path through its surroundings
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 27th, 2014
How Solitary Millisecond Pulsars Form – Video
New hypothesis says they consume other stars when in binary systems
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 19th, 2014
Pulsar Seen Escaping from Supernova Remnant
Astronomers say the object is producing a massive particle jet
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 9th, 2014
Milky Way Core Reveals New Subclass of Neutron Stars – Videos
New study centered on studying X-ray emissions at this location
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 8th, 2014
Dying Star with Neutron Star for a Heart Discovered
Such an object has been hypothesized, but never identified
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 20th, 2013
Stars Collapsing into Black Hole Emit No More Radio Waves
Their entire energy goes into their final explosion, a study has determined
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 2nd, 2013
Neutron Star Crust Reveals Weird Nuclear Process
Scientists may have to rethink their understanding of these stars
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 25th, 2013
LOFAR Telescope Finds Its First Two Pulsars
The neutron stars are spinning wildly in radio wavelengths
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 18th, 2013
Colliding Dead Stars Spawn Loads of Gold
Scientists explain gold can only be born in cataclysmic events
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- August 29th, 2012
Pulsars Could Have Radiation Belts
Earth has two such features, called the Van Allen radiation belts
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- July 16th, 2012
Second Specimen of a Rare Breed of Dead Stars Found
The object appears to be a hybrid between two different types of stars
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- June 29th, 2012
Fastest Pulsar Possibly Discovered
The finding was made using three different telescopes
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 30th, 2012
Pulsars Are Key to Interstellar Navigation
New orientation and navigation system for deep space exploration developed
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 9th, 2012
Exoplanets Orbiting Neutron Stars May Support Life
Previously, that was thought to be impossible due to several factors
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 2nd, 2012
Thermonuclear Burning Phases of Neutron Stars Detected
The study was conducted by an international collaboration of researchers
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 20th, 2012
Pulsars Analyses May Reveal Gravitational Waves
These objects may also be used to test existing scientific theories
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 3rd, 2012
Millisecond Pulsars Slow Down Through Disintegration
Astronomers could not find any other mechanism controlling their speed