It weighs more than 2 times the mass of our sun, but is only 18 miles wide. Astronomers have discovered the "most massive neutron star ever measured," amassing to more than two times the mass of our ...

Today, I want to share with you a stunning astronomical discovery! The research team at the Purple Mountain Observatory has made a significant breakthrough: they have found that the mysterious and ...

AUSTIN, Texas Neutron stars and black holes aren t all they ve been thought to be. In fact, neutron stars can be considerably more massive than previously believed, and it is more difficult to form ...

The neutron star PSR J0437 spins hundreds of times a second and has a mass equivalent to 1.4 suns. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works ...

Researchers who used a telescope in South Africa report discovery of an object in the Milky Way that could either be the most massive neutron star ever observed, or the least massive black hole.

Dark matter is an elusive type of matter that does not emit, reflect or absorb light, yet is predicted to account for most of ...

Launched on Sept. 6, 2023, XRISM studies X-ray signals emitted throughout the universe. On Feb. 25, 2024, it aimed at a neutron star known as GX13+1, located roughly 23,000 light-years from Earth.

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...

Using NASA’s Swift and Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE) satellites, astronomers have discovered one of the most bizarre planet-mass objects ever found. The object’s minimum mass is only about 7 ...

An artist’s impression of the companion object as a black hole. The bright star in background is its pulsar companion. Illustration: Daniëlle Futselaar (artsource.nl) A team of scientists found a ...