• Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 13th, 2009
Newly Found White Dwarfs Clear Astronomical Mystery

Newly Found White Dwarfs Clear Astronomical Mystery

They represent the end stage of a certain class of stars

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 26th, 2009
High School Student Discovers Rare Space Object

High School Student Discovers Rare Space Object

Rotating Radio Transients are fairly rare

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 3rd, 2009
Fermi Discovers Radio-Quiet Gamma-Ray Pulsar Group

Fermi Discovers Radio-Quiet Gamma-Ray Pulsar Group

Its search technique has been developed by UC Santa Cruz physicists

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 17th, 2009
New Magnetar Identified 15,000 Light-Years Away

New Magnetar Identified 15,000 Light-Years Away

The object is a soft gamma repeater

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 22nd, 2009
Astronomers Find How Dead Pulsars Revive Again

Astronomers Find How Dead Pulsars Revive Again

They cannibalize nearby objects

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 7th, 2009
Stellar Crusts Billions Times Stronger than any Alloy

Stellar Crusts Billions Times Stronger than any Alloy

The conclusion belongs to a group of physicists

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 27th, 2009
200 Million-Year-Old Pulsar Remains Active

200 Million-Year-Old Pulsar Remains Active

It's currently observed with the Chandra X-ray Observatory

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 23rd, 2009
New Class of Stars Hints at Big Bang Aftermath

New Class of Stars Hints at Big Bang Aftermath

They are denser than neutron stars

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 11th, 2009
Neutron Star Offers Massive 'Firework' Games

Neutron Star Offers Massive 'Firework' Games

Two powerful telescopes are tracking it closely

  • Space
  • By Gabriel Gache
  • April 2nd, 2008
NASA Discovers the Tiniest Black Hole Ever

NASA Discovers the Tiniest Black Hole Ever

Only 24 kilometers in diameter

  • Space
  • By Gabriel Gache
  • January 9th, 2008
Neutron Stars Resemble Asteroid-Sized Atomic Nuclei

Neutron Stars Resemble Asteroid-Sized Atomic Nuclei

XMM-Newton studies three neutron stars inside our galaxy

 
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