"We studied the last several orbits before the merger, when the entwined magnetic fields undergo rapid and dramatic changes, ...

When young stars mix with neutron stars, things get messy.

The European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) recently captured an extraordinary image that features both ...

The voices of Jimmy and Cindy look back on "Jimmy Neutron’s" journey from Oscar-nominated film to television classic.

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Artist’s impression of the powerful winds blowing from the bright X-ray source GX13+1. The X-rays are coming from a disc of hot matter, known as an accretion disc, that is gradually spiralling down to ...

New simulations of neutron star mergers reveal that the mixing and changing of tiny particles called neutrinos impacts how the merger unfolds, including the composition and structure of the merger ...

New simulations performed on a NASA supercomputer are providing scientists with the most comprehensive look yet into the ...

NASA supercomputer simulations reveal X-ray and gamma-ray signals emitted in the final milliseconds before neutron star mergers, providing insights for future observatories and gravitational-wave ...

If you approached a neutron star, you would be instantly crushed by gravity and fried by X-rays, while your very atoms would be torn apart by magnetic fields and gravity – making you a splattered ...

Electron-capture supernovae (ECSNe) are stellar explosions that occur in stars with initial masses around 8–10 times that of the sun. These stars develop oxygen-neon-magnesium cores, which become ...

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