Tagged: neutron stars

Tiny Yet Mighty: Neutron Stars May Be Ravenous X-ray Dazzlers

Neutron stars may not be as weighty as their more massive black hole cousins, but they can be just as mighty when it comes to generating awesome X-ray fireworks. Since the 1980s, astronomers have studied sources of intense X-rays erupting from the outer regions of...

Neutron-Star Merger Puzzle: Afterglow Continues To Brighten

Astronomers are still focused on the collision of the two collapsed star cores that took place about 138 million light-years away and sent gravitational waves rippling through the universe. The afterglow of the neutron star has steadily brightened in recent months, and for now researchers...