"An M dwarf alone couldn't generate the amount of energy we're seeing. Our data suggests that it is in a binary with another ...
Asteroids colliding with neutron stars could account for mysterious blasts of energy called fast radio bursts by releasing ...
Astronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery of binary star systems, consisting of a white dwarf and a main sequence star ...
Related: Did a star escape cannibalism by its dead 'monster' white dwarf companion ... the team saw but rather from what they didn't see; images of the system failed to show the light that ...
"We are dealing with very extreme events." Astronomers have discovered a "dead star" neutron star is spinning at an incredible 716 times a second, making it the joint fastest-spinning cosmic body ...
An illustration of a neutron star sat at the heart of supernova wreckage blasting out gamma rays from its poles. | Credit: Robert Lea (created with Canva) Gamma rays emerging from neutron stars at ...
An illustration shows the surface of a speed demon neutron star erupting like an atom bomb. | Credit: Robert Lea (created with Canva) Astronomers have discovered a "dead star" neutron star is ...