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A neutron star lighter than the Sun could be a strange matter star.
A team of astronomers have followed the evolution of a short duration gamma ray burst, one of the most intense…
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A team of astronomers using the Chinese Insight-HXMT x-ray telescope have made a direct measurement of the strongest magnetic field…
Magnetars are some of the most fascinating astronomical objects. One teaspoon of the stuff they are made out of would…
An international team has come up with a new explanation for Fast Radio Bursts based on their study of a…
Using the MeerKAT array, an international team of astronomers has detected a new class of radio-emitting neutron star!