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The Wow! Signal Deciphered. It Was Hydrogen All Along.
In 1977, astronomers received a powerful, peculiar radio signal from the direction of the constellation Sagittarius. Its frequency was the…
Astronomers Find the Slowest-Spinning Neutron Star Ever
Most neutron stars spin rapidly, completing a rotation in seconds or even a fraction of a second. But astronomers have…
Another Clue Into the True Nature of Fast Radio Bursts
Astronomers have used two X-ray telescopes to study a neutron star and have discovered a link between it and mysterious…
Magnetars are Extreme in Every Way, Even Their Volcanoes
In a recent study published in Nature Astronomy, an international team of researchers led by NASA and The George Washington…
A new Hubble Image Reveals a Shredded Star in a Nearby Galaxy
The Hubble Space Telescope, to which we owe our current estimates for the age of the universe and the first…
A magnetar has been discovered throwing off bizarre blasts of radiation. Is this where fast radio bursts come from?
Magnetars are the ultimate aggressive star: intense magnetic fields, massive outbursts, the works. We've known that magnetars are capable of…
A brand new magnetar found, it’s only 240 years old
Magnetars are some of the most ridiculous objects in the universe. Composed of the densest material possible spinning faster than…
A Magnetar Just Woke Up After Three Years of Silence
A new study by a team of over 200 international scientists has revealed how a magnetar - a special class…
What Are Fast Radio Bursts?
Here's a big mystery in astronomy: fast radio bursts. Brief shrieks of radio waves coming from space. What are they?…
What Are Magnetars?
Magnetars are neutron stars with massively boosted magnetic fields. How do this stellar remnants form, and what would happen if…