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22 Dec 2017

Observation of two neutron stars merger 'breakthrough of the year'

Neutron stars are the dense, collapsed cores that remain after large stars die in a supernova explosion.

18 Oct 2017

NASA's Hubble uses its powerful gaze to study the source of gravitational waves

Many observatories, including space telescopes, probed the suspected location of the source, and within about 12 hours several spotted their quarry.

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17 Oct 2017

LIGO scientists strike gold, make first direct observation of gravitational waves from merger of neutron stars

The event caused by the neutron stars has been dubbed "GW170817" because it sent ripples through space-time that reached Earth on August 17.

02 Jun 2017

NASA's first-ever mission to study spinning neutron stars to be launched on June 3!

Due to their extreme nature, neutron stars and pulsars have engendered a great deal of interest since their existence was proposed in 1939 and then discovered in 1967.

15 Dec 2016

Neutron stars generating gravitational waves continuously, say Indian scientists

Neutron stars are the densest observable objects in the universe, with a fistful of stellar material outweighing a mountain on Earth.

22 Jun 2016

Discovery of 'wind nebula' opens new window into magnetar

A neutron star is the crushed core of a massive star that ran out of fuel, collapsed under its own weight, and exploded as a supernova.

17 Feb 2016

Japan to launch Astro-H satellite to study black holes today

The space observatory is scheduled to take off at 3:45 a.m. EST from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima, Japan.

06 Oct 2015

New method to weigh stars found

Mathematicians at University of Southampton have now found a new way to measure the mass of pulsars.

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