A 16-year study by an international team of astronomers has confirmed Einstein's Theory of General Relativity and witnessed some predicted…
Dark matter within our galaxy is difficult to map, but a team of astronomers has used pulsars to measure its…
We recently observed the strongest magnetic field ever recorded in the Universe. The record-breaking field was discovered at the surface…
When pulsars were first discovered in 1967, their rhythmic radio-wave pulsations were a mystery. Some thought their radio beams must…
An international team of astronomers have found the first-ever example of a pulsating star that emits energy from only one…
Astronomers have been watching a nearby pulsar with a strange halo around it. That pulsar might answer a question that's…
Using NICER data, two teams of researchers were able to map the surface of a pulsar for the first time…
The Milky Way galaxy has its own magnetic field. It's extremely weak compared to Earth's; thousands of times weaker, in…
What, exactly, is the inside of a neutron star like? A neutron star is what remains after a massive star…
Recent observations have revealed a pulsar that appears to have been accelerated by the very supernova explosion that created it.