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

It’s a pretty fundamental question in terms of the origin of complex matter in the universe,” Anirudh Patel said in a NASA ...

You might owe that gold necklace around your neck to a moody, long-dead star from the universe’s ancient past. According to a ...

On the outskirts of the Milky Way, one of the rarest kinds of stars in the galaxy has just become even more mysterious than ...

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

Magnetars are among the rarest—and weirdest—denizens of the galactic zoo. They have powerful magnetic fields and may be the ...

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

This rare stellar remnant is known as a magnetar. It's a type of neutron star, which is formed when a large star dies and ...

Astronomers found a fast-moving 'zombie star' in the Milky Way. This magnetar, named SGR 0501+4516, has a strong magnetic ...