As binary neutron stars spiral around each other to merge, their gravitational tidal forces distort each other's shape and ...
Neutron stars harbor some of the most extreme environments in the universe: their densities soar to several times those of ...
Merging black holes and neutron stars have unusual oval orbits prior to colliding and merging, which challenge the laws of ...
In 2020, astronomers discovered a violent cosmic event that has led them to rethink how extreme pairs of astronomical objects form. These pairs are capable of producing powerful cosmic collisions.
Astronomers have tracked a powerful blast of radiation back to its source, finding a neutron star collision within colliding galaxies.
The catastrophic collision of a black hole and a neutron star sent ripples across the universe. New analysis of those ripples could upend a major theory about how these extreme pairs form.
A research team is using astrophysical explosions to understand the mysterious forces at work in some of the smallest ...