Neutron Star: News

Star vanishes without explosion, leading to direct black hole formation

Astronomers have witnessed a rare cosmic event, where a massive star in the Andromeda galaxy (M31) has transformed directly into a black hole, without the usual supernova explosion.

The search for dark matter is taking a new turn

Neutron stars with high spin rates could be the key to discovering axions, one of the universe's most elusive particles.

Astronomers unravel mystery of rare, metal-producing supernovae

A team of international astronomers led by Martin Solar and Michal Michalowski from Adam Mickiewicz University in Poland, has made a significant discovery about the origins of Type Ic supernovae.

Watch: This 'vampire star' is spewing S-shaped jets in space

Astronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery of a neutron star, colloquially known as a 'vampire star,' emitting an unusual S-shaped jet.

Heaviest neutron star found is 2.35 times mass of Sun

Scientists have discovered the heaviest neutron star ever, devouring its stellar companion while spinning on its axis 707 times per second.

New source of gravitational waves detected by scientists

Scientists have for the first time detected gravitational waves, ripples in the fabric of space-time, produced by the collision of a neutron star and a black hole.