A NASA simulation shows the magnetic fields of colliding neutron stars meeting and entwining. Credit: NASA's Goddard Space ...

A fleet of NASA missions has likely uncovered a collision between two ultradense stars in a tiny galaxy buried in a huge stream of gas. Astronomers have never seen this type of explosive event in an ...

The most luminous kilonova candidate to date (short gamma-ray burst 200522A) was detected using the Hubble Space Telescope, ...

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

Scientists have discovered that before black holes collide with neutron stars and merge, these extreme stellar remnants can swirl around each other in oval orbits rather than in circular orbits. The ...

What happens when two neutron stars collide? This video explores the fascinating phenomena associated with neutron star collisions, including the formation of heavy elements and the resulting ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Billions of light years away in a remote part of the universe, two neutron stars – the ultradense remnants of dead stars – collided. The catastropic cosmic event sent light and ...

This artist’s impression shows two tiny but very dense neutron stars at the point at which they merge and explode. ESO/L. Calçada/M. Kornmesser, CC BY Billions of light years away in a remote part of ...