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Neutron stars are covered with «mountains» only fractions of a millimeter tall, new research shows, meaning these bumps are hundreds of times smaller than previous estimates had suggested. Neutron stars...

Studying the violent collisions of black holes and neutron stars may soon provide a new measurement of the Universe’s expansion rate, helping to resolve a long-standing dispute, suggests a new...

Astronomers are on the hunt for the remnants of the neutron-star collision that gave Earth its precious metals. When neutron stars merge, they spew a wealth of short-lived elements into...

Scientists may have caught the blinding flash of two dense neutron stars colliding to form a strange magnetic star. The first sign of the massive event was a gamma-ray beacon...

Astronomers are still focused on the collision of the two collapsed star cores that took place about 138 million light-years away and sent gravitational waves rippling through the universe. The...

Astronomers analyzing the first data from the Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) mission have discovered two stars that revolve around each other every 38 minutes. One of the stars...

An unusual infrared light emission from a nearby neutron star detected by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope could indicate new features never before seen. Could an unusual infrared light emission from...