Caltech simulations reveal what happens when black holes collide with neutron stars—violent cracking, intense shock waves, ...

“When the neutron star plunges into the black hole, the monster shock waves are launched,” says Yoonsoo Kim, lead author of the second study. “After the star is sucked in, whipping winds are ...

While black hole pulsars had been previously conjectured, the simulation is the first to show how such a rare object could actually form in nature from the collision of a neutron star and a black ...

An artist's concept of a black hole orbited by a neutron star. Image: Caltech/R. Hurt (IPAC) When a black hole and a neutron star finally meet, the result is cosmic carnage—and now, thanks to ...

“About 900 million years ago, this black hole ate a very dense star, known as a neutron star, like Pac-man – possibly snuffing out the star instantly,” said Susan Scott, leader of the ...

Scientists think they have observed a black hole swallowing a neutron star for the first time after detecting gravitational waves—ripples in space-time—from a location around 900 light years ...

Fuller and his colleagues suggested the existence of black holes with a mass of between a small asteroid and a large dwarf planet (10-14 to 10-8 solar masses), and they would be one of the ...

More wild news from outer space: For the first time, scientists have detected a black hole devouring a neutron star, according to a report released Monday. “About 900 million years ago, this ...

Another possibility is that the black hole could have consumed the neutron star in one flashless gulp, like Pac-Man eating a video-game dot. If both of the objects were black holes, it’s not ...

The current generation of gravitational wave detectors could "hear" supernovas over 65 million light-years away, helping scientists determine if a dying star creates a black hole or a neutron star.