Ever since neutron stars were discovered, researchers have been using their unusual properties to probe our universe. The superdense remnants of stellar explosions, neutron stars pack a mass greater ...

An international group of researchers performed pendellösung interferometry on silicon using a neutron beam, providing both the highest precision measurements with this technique to date, and a ...

Astrophysicists are turning the universe’s dying stars into laboratories for one of physics’ most elusive ideas, the axion.

The telescope will hunt for bursts of X-rays from mysterious and fascinating cosmic objects like neutron stars and black holes. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

"The cosmos is our only laboratory to investigate the most energetic processes." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A new space ...

Nuclear physicists explore different nuclei to learn how protons and neutrons behave. For instance, they have found that nuclei made of just a few protons and neutrons typically contain close to an ...

A mystery lurks inside the corpses of dead stars. Neutron stars, formed when certain types of stars die in supernova explosions, are the densest form of matter in the universe; black holes are the ...

An international team of scientists has shed light on the extreme ends of neutron and proton numbers. Their goal is to investigate the limits of the periodic table of chemical elements. How far can ...

The enigma of Neutron Stars - Structure, Dynamics, and Energetics - are substantial space defiances for NASA. The blastoff of NICER (Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer) is a level-headed Space ...

China launched its Einstein Probe on Tuesday (Jan. 9), kicking off its mission to observe the X-ray sky. The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) spacecraft will hunt for high-energy light from some of ...