Scientists have discovered a new way to probe the interiors of neutron stars by using gravitational waves to turn them into ...

The collision and merger of the neutron stars results in a powerful blast of ... leaving a stellar remnant with a mass equal ...

The collision of two neutron stars, such as the one observed in 2017, provides a unique opportunity to uncover these mysteries. As binary neutron stars inspiral for millions of years, they emit ...

By analyzing the 'long ringdown' phase - a pure-tone signal emitted by the post-merger remnant - scientists have found a ...

One of the objects was between 1.2 and 2 times the mass ... between the heaviest known neutron star and the lightest black hole. Further scrutiny of the collision will indicate whether the unknown ...

Researchers are delving into the world of starquakes to understand the densest matter in the universe within neutron stars. This study not only bridges the gap between astronomy and nuclear physics ...

An curved arrow pointing right. When two neutron stars merge, they collapse in supernova explosions that are the brightest in the entire universe. Produced by Jenner Deal Follow BI Video ...

An international team of scientists has modeled the formation and evolution of the strongest magnetic fields in the universe.

Until the recent observation of merging neutron stars, how the heaviest elements come to be was a mystery. But their fingerprints are all over this cosmic collision. A LIGO team member describes ...