Scientists Solve a Decades-Old Mystery Inside Atomic Nuclei
A long-standing puzzle in nuclear physics may finally have an answer: unexpected low-energy gamma rays in zinc-70 appear…
New research reveals massive stars both exploded in tandem
‘A rare opportunity’ The discovery may offer insight into binary systems composed of massive stars. “This system provides…
South Africa telescope catches faint pulse from Blue Eye Pulsar after decades of silence
For decades, astronomers thought the Blue Eye Pulsar, a rare neutron star in the middle of a supernova…
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Could Finally Find the Milky Way’s Missing Neutron Stars
NASA’s upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope could uncover one of the Milky Way’s biggest hidden populations: invisible…
Astronomer Deciphers Crab Pulsar’s Zebra Stripes
New research from the University of Kansas untangles a decades-old astrophysical puzzle, showing how competing forces — gravity’s…
A pulsar rotating 122 times per second could be present at the heart of the Milky Way
ⓘ NidhiYashwanth – Pixabay An artist’s illustration showing a pulsar. After conducting research, astronomers would have discovered a…
Physicists Begin Building First-Ever Graviton Detector
Stevens Institute of Technology physicist Igor Pikovski and colleagues are developing the first experiment designed to capture individual…
For the first time, astronomers observed the first moments of a supernova shock wave
Many cosmic events occur in space and sometimes surprise astronomers. This is the case of these scientists who…
Astronomers Stunned by Strange Supernova Stripped to Its Core
An illustration of the ‘extremely stripped’ supernova 2021yfj. Credit: Keck Observatory / Adam Makarenko A companion star may…
First-Ever Simulations Reveal Ghost Particles Shapeshifting in Violent Neutron Star Mergers
New simulations of neutron star mergers reveal that the mixing and changing of tiny particles called neutrinos impacts…
Full Black Hole Recoil Measurement
Researchers have, for the first time, tracked the recoil of a newborn black hole, revealing new insights into…