A research team is using astrophysical explosions to understand the mysterious forces at work in some of the smallest ...

As binary neutron stars spiral around each other to merge, their gravitational tidal forces distort each other's shape and ...

Scientists analyzing a gravitational-wave signal have discovered that a neutron star and black hole spiraled together on an oval-shaped orbit just before merging. This unusual motion, detected in the ...

Scientists have harnessed the power of artificial intelligence to unlock secrets hidden within the ...

In 2020, astronomers discovered a violent cosmic event that has led them to rethink how extreme pairs of astronomical objects form. These pairs are capable of producing powerful cosmic collisions.

Merging black holes and neutron stars have unusual oval orbits prior to colliding and merging, which challenge the laws of ...

Scientists have uncovered the first robust evidence of a black hole and neutron star crashing together but orbiting in an ...

Astronomers analyzing the gravitational-wave signal from a 2020 collision between a black hole and a neutron star report ...

Scientists have found the first strong evidence that a neutron star and a black hole merged while travelling in an oval-shaped orbit ...

These provide statistical insights into the collisions between the incredibly compact objects that cause them, whether neutron stars or black holes. The new detections have also allowed us to find ...

At temperatures approaching absolute zero, most magnetic materials settle into tidy patterns. Their tiny magnetic moments, or ...

Astronomers have discovered a strange new signal coming from an exploding star — a “chirp” that speeds up over time, similar to the signals seen when black holes collide. The unusual pattern appeared ...