Neutron stars are some of the weirdest cosmic objects, and the greatest mysteries lie deep in their hearts.

A sudden blast of gamma rays that swept past Earth in December 2004 is helping solve one of astrophysics’ biggest mysteries: ...

Giant flares blasted out of supermagnetized stars called "magnetars" could forge planets' worth of gold and other heavy ...

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

Astronomers have discovered a second long-sought production site of gold, uranium and other heavy elements — and answered a ...

Using the Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) onboard the International Space Station (ISS), astronomers have ...

That’s where magnetars come in. These ultra-magnetic neutron stars can unleash giant flares that throw material from their ...

Dead stars may have started churning out vast amounts of gold much earlier in the universe than previously thought, a new ...

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

Scientists have long been trying to determine how elements heavier than iron, including gold and platinum, were first created ...