quark stars
Do the Fastest Spinning Pulsars Contain Quark Matter?
When a massive star dies as a supernova, it can leave behind a pulsar, a rapidly spinning neutron star. The…
1 week ago
Is There a way to Detect Strange Quark Stars, Even Though They Look Almost Exactly Like White Dwarfs?
If quark matter stars exist, they could look like white dwarfs that are unusually small.
4 years ago
Do neutron star collisions produce black holes?
A new study looks at how neutron stars can merge to create a black hole.
4 years ago
Astronomers Just Detected Either the Least Massive Black Hole, or a Strange and Massive Neutron Star
Somewhere around 2.5 solar masses is the line between black holes and neutron stars. Now we've found an object right…
4 years ago
Neutron Stars Could Have a Layer of Exotic Quark Matter Inside Them
Deep inside a neutron star, neutrons are packed so tightly that they can break apart into quarks. As a result…
5 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