The Milky Way has a missing pulsar problem in its core. Astronomers have tried to explain this for years. One of the more ...

The nuclear force that holds quarks together is explained by a theory called quantum chromodynamics. It predicts that at ...

"The capture and annihilation of dark matter in neutron stars would provide a source of heating that stops the star from ...

One of the more interesting ideas comes from a team of astronomers in Europe and invokes dark matter, neutron stars, and primordial black holes (PBHs). Astronomer Roberto Caiozzo, of the ...

Magnetars are among the universe's most extreme objects - a class of the compact stellar remnants called neutron stars that ...

"The capture and annihilation of dark matter in neutron stars would provide a source of heating that stops the star from getting really cold." Scientists posit that some dead stars made from the ...

A new study will improve the detection of gravitational waves—ripples in space and time. Scientists at the University of ...

WASHINGTON, April 24 (Reuters) - Magnetars are among the universe's most extreme objects - a class of the compact stellar remnants called neutron stars that possess immensely strong magnetic fields.

Gamma rays are a broad category of high-energy photons, including everything with more energy than an X-ray. While they are ...

Flaring stars, black hole outbursts and gamma-rays are just some of the cosmic exotica that Einstein Probe will hunt for.

Researchers co-led a study that will improve the detection of gravitational waves--ripples in space and time. Researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities College of Science and ...