Neutron Stars

Gamma Ray Bursts Limit The Habitability of Certain Galaxies, Says Study

Gamma ray bursts (GRBs) are some of the brightest, most dramatic events in the Universe. These cosmic tempests are characterized…

10 years ago

Weekly Space Hangout – May 16, 2014: Shrinking Red Spot

Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Guests: Alessondra Springmann (@sondy), Brian Koberlein (@briankoberlein, briankoberlein.com), Nicole Gugliucci (cosmoquest.org / @noisyastronomer) (more…)

11 years ago

How CERN’s Discovery of Exotic Particles May Affect Astrophysics

You may have heard that CERN announced the discovery (confirmation, actually. See addendum below.) of a strange particle known as Z(4430).  A…

11 years ago

Home Computers Discover Gamma-Ray Pulsars

Imagine that you're innocently running your computer in pursuit of helping data crunch a huge science project. Then, out of…

11 years ago

What is a Pulsar?

They are what is known as the "lighthouses" of the universe - rotating neutron stars that emit a focused beam…

11 years ago

Newly Discovered Fast Radio Bursts May be Colliding Neutron Stars

The Universe is sizzling with undiscovered phenomena. Only last month astronomers heard four unexpected bumps in the night. These Fast…

11 years ago

Earth’s Gold Came From Colliding Stars

Are you wearing a gold ring? Or perhaps gold-plated earrings? Maybe you have some gold fillings in your teeth... for…

11 years ago

Neutron Stars: A Cataclysmic Conception

It's one of the most intense and violent of all events in space - a supernova. Now a team of…

11 years ago

Recycling Pulsars – The Millisecond Matters…

[/caption] It's a millisecond pulsar... a rapidly rotating neutron star and it's about to reach the end of its mass…

13 years ago

NASA’s Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer Retires

[/caption] For more than 16 years, 2,200 papers in refereed journals, 92 doctoral theses, and more than 1,000 rapid notifications…

13 years ago