“With neutron stars, you can do a lot more. You can really probe the interior, there’s a surface you can study, and you can measure a lot of its properties.” Creating a neutron star Before you can get ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Physicists decode how neutron stars deform under tidal forces, offering insights into their extreme interiors. (CREDIT: ...

In 2020, astronomers discovered a violent cosmic event that has led them to rethink how extreme pairs of astronomical objects form. These pairs are capable of producing powerful cosmic collisions. The ...

Some of the universe’s densest objects can twist, stretch, and resonate in ways that challenge even the most seasoned physicists. Neutron stars, the remnants of massive stars that have exploded as ...