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A Strange 'Twin' Radio Signal From Deep Space Has Been Discovered
The discovery of a fast radio burst (FRB) that is only the second of its kind was “a big surprise” said one scientist.
Scientists Detect a Black Hole Eating a Neutron Star In Mind-Blowing First
Nobody had ever seen a system containing a neutron star and a black hole. In January 2020, scientists detected two of them.
Scientists Have Discovered a New Pattern In a Repeating Signal from Space
What astronomers found in the most precise time measurement of a fast radio burst ever captured.
Scientists Hunt for the Source of the Universe’s ‘Missing Gold’
Heavy elements like gold are created by the deaths, explosions, and collisions of stars. A new study breaks down these diverse origins.
A Strange Pair of Dead Stars Might Just Solve Key Mysteries of the Universe
Where did the elements that make up our bodies come from? How fast is the universe accelerating? A pair of dead stars, among the weirdest scientists have seen, could point toward the answers.
Scientists Think They’ve Found a New Type of Star-Destroying Black Hole
A new analysis of Hubble data has revealed the best candidate yet for a type of black hole that nobody has seen yet, and it gave itself away by tearing a star apart.
Scientists Detect Waves in Spacetime From Biggest Known Neutron Star Collision
“Neutron star binaries this massive may not be detectable by current telescope surveys.”
Scientists May Have Detected a Mysterious New Kind of Black Hole
Scientists didn't even know how to look for this type of black hole until now, thanks to a new study.
Scientists Discovered the Most Massive Neutron Star Ever
The extremely swole collapsed star is so big that it defies what we know about how big neutron stars can get.
Scientists Are 99% Sure They Just Detected a Black Hole Eating a Neutron Star
“If it turns out to be right, then we’ve confirmed a new type of star system. It’s that fundamental.”
The ‘Halo Drive’ Would Shoot Lasers at Black Holes to Explore the Milky Way
“If we can’t build something capable of delivering astronomical levels of energy, perhaps we could instead steal the energy from an astronomical object.”
Gravitational Waves Show No Evidence of Extra Dimensions
Observing the light from neutron stars provided a baseline to measure the effects of extra dimensions on the propagation of gravitational waves through space.