Neutron star mergers are collisions between neutron stars, the collapsed cores of what were once massive supergiant stars.

Understanding the origin of heavy elements on the periodic table is one of the most challenging open problems in all of ...

Astronomers have discovered that the magnetar SGR 0501+4516 is speeding through our galaxy at more than 110,000 mph. This ...

The Milky Way, our home galaxy, is part of a different supercluster called Laniakea, which, at 500 million light-years wide, ...

Neutron stars are the densest objects in the universe after they form from supernova crashes of massive stars. These mysterious bodies have fascinated researchers throughout the last several decades, ...

Astronomers have described the first measurements of plasma layers within an interstellar shock wave that surrounds a pulsar.

Luis Arraez had an unforgettable night against the Houston Astros after a freaky collision at first base. The Padres’ star was placed on a stretcher and was forced to exit the field after his ...

San Diego Padres star Luis Arraez was taken to Houston Methodist Hospital and is in stable condition following a scary collision Sunday night against the Houston Astros. In the Top of the 1st ...

A pulsar is a neutron star, a super-dense stellar remnant that produces beams of radio waves and an energetic “wind” of particles. The pulsar and its wind move with supersonic speed through ...