Astronomers studying a rare neutron star system have uncovered a surprising source of powerful X-rays. Using NASA s IXPE telescope and data from other observatories, an international team found that ...

Observations of a pulsar, consisting of a dead star spinning 600 times a second, and feasting on a stellar companion reveal ...

Using the world's most advanced radio telescopes, astronomers have discovered a spinning dead star so rare, strange and ...

An international team of astronomers has uncovered new evidence to explain how pulsing remnants of exploded stars interact with surrounding matter deep in the cosmos, using observations from NASA’s ...

"Whether you want to explore dark energy, dying stars, galactic powerhouses, or probably even entirely new things we’ve never ...

Researchers will mine data from NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, which will survey the same areas of the sky every ...

“Transitional millisecond pulsars are cosmic laboratories, helping us understand how neutron stars evolve in binary systems,” ...

Astronomers have finally imaged the long theorized companion star of Betelgeuse, solving a mystery regarding its dimming that ...

NASA's Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites (TRACERS) mission, a collaborative effort led ...

Plasma waves are a critical element to understanding the many mysteries of the gas giant’s turbulent, magnetically powerful ...

Scientists predict one of the major surveys by NASA's upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope may reveal around 100,000 celestial blasts, ranging from exploding stars to feeding black holes. Roman ...