When two neutron stars collided, the universe itself rippled. Gravitational waves rolled across space-time as if struck by a ...

Astrophysicists often describe the dense remnants of exploded stars as some of the most durable objects in the universe, yet ...

All around us are elements forged in stars, from the nickel and copper in coins to the gold and silver in jewelry. Scientists ...

Neutron stars are the densest observable objects in the universe. A new Finnish Centre of Excellence investigates them with a combination of ...

Science popularizer Angel Molina, an expert in astronomy and astrophotography, explained on his TikTok channel what a ...

Apep was first spotted in optical light in 2018. Only the innermost spiral was visible through early images. JWST’s MIRI ...

All around us are elements forged in stars, from the nickel and copper in coins to the gold and silver in jewelry. Scientists ...

The German Research Foundation (DFG) is funding the transregional Collaborative Research Centre (CRC/TRR) 211 ...

The trip took place in July 2024 and took 6 days. Over that time, the flying observatory looked at two main sources: the Crab ...

Some 200 light years from Earth, the core of a dead star is circling a larger star in a macabre cosmic dance. The dead star ...

A physicist with a penchant for the morbid and a writer with a taste for the macabre have looked at the gruesome science ...

A nested series of dusty spirals is captured swirling around a mighty triple star system containing two of the rarest stars ...