Scientists using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have observed an entirely new type of exoplanet whose atmospheric ...
Astronomers tracked a decade of dramatic changes in P13, a neutron star undergoing supercritical accretion. Its X-ray ...
A double blast of dying stars may be the first observed case of a long-hypothesized, never proven “superkilonova.” Although ...
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NASA’s Webb spots bizarre carbon-rich exoplanet orbiting a rapidly spinning pulsar
Webb spots a bizarre exoplanet with a carbon-rich atmosphere orbiting a pulsar, defying theories of how planets form.
Scientists using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have observed a rare type of exoplanet, or planet outside our solar system ...
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An explosion of twin dead stars may signal the first superkilonova ever seen in space
Learn about what may be the first ever superkilonova ever observed, emitting gravitational waves that hint at the collision ...
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Newly discovered 'cosmic unicorn' is a spinning dead star that defies physics: 'We have a real mystery on our hands'
Using the world's most advanced radio telescopes, astronomers have discovered a spinning dead star so rare, strange and unique that they have dubbed it a "cosmic unicorn." The unique properties of ...
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The fastest spinning neutron star — the previously mentioned PSR J1748-244ad — is actually a pulsar or, more precisely, a millisecond pulsar. These speedy pulsars get their name from having spin ...
A dead star located 15,000 light-years away, GPM J1839-10, has been pulsing every 22 minutes for decades, defying laws of ...
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