• Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 11th, 2014
Supernova Remnant Sweeps Up 45 Solar Masses of Material

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

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

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

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

Dying Star with Neutron Star for a Heart Discovered

Such an object has been hypothesized, but never identified

Stars Collapsing into Black Hole Emit No More Radio Waves

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

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

LOFAR Telescope Finds Its First Two Pulsars

The neutron stars are spinning wildly in radio wavelengths

Colliding Dead Stars Spawn Loads of Gold

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

Pulsars Could Have Radiation Belts

Earth has two such features, called the Van Allen radiation belts

Second Specimen of a Rare Breed of Dead Stars Found

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

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

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

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

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

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

Millisecond Pulsars Slow Down Through Disintegration

Astronomers could not find any other mechanism controlling their speed

 
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