The gold that comprises the ring on your ring, the jewelry, and the uranium used as fuel in nuclear power plants is believed to come from the violent conditions created when two ultradense dead stars called neutron stars collide. This collision between neutron stars also generates ripples in spacetime called […]
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Scientists have used advanced computer modeling to determine the shape of a kilonova, an emission of light that follows the collision and merger of two neutron stars. Extraordinarily, the team discovered that rather than being shaped like smooth, homogeneous spheres or flattened, disk-like explosions, the kilonovas they simulated were filled […]
It turns out the Milky Way is not the only cosmic entity with chocolatey connotations. More than 60 years after they were first discovered, scientists working to understand the structure of neutron stars finally have the perfect point of comparison: chocolate pralines. Neutron stars, which are formed when a supermassive […]
Neutron stars cool down by emitting neutrinos. A mathematical model now suggests the neutrinos come out in focused beams rather than a uniform emission Space 26 October 2022 By Karmela Padavic-Callaghan A rotating neutron star X-ray: NASA/CXC/University of Amsterdam/N.Rea et al; Optical: DSS Neutron stars may emit most of their […]
An optical illusion created by the relative positions of Earth and a pair of colliding neutron stars makes it seem like a jet of radiation is travelling at seven times the speed of light – but thankfully no laws of physics have been broken Space 12 October 2022 By Alex […]
In what looks like a celestial version of “Pac-Man,” scientists have detected black holes gobbling up neutron stars — marking the observation of collisions between the two most extreme objects in the universe for the very first time. And the hefty feasts occurred one billion years ago. Within a 10-day […]
Black holes have been detected swallowing neutron stars for the first time, with scientists likening the collision to the 1980s video game sensation Pac-Man. It is hoped the discovery will help unlock some of the most complex mysteries of the Universe, including the building blocks of matter and workings of […]
A black hole can rip apart a neutron star, as in this simulation, or it can swallow it whole. (Visualization) T. Dietrich/N. Fischer/S. Ossokine/H. Pfeiffer/T. Vu; (Simulation) V. Chaurasia/T. Dietrich By Adrian ChoJun. 29, 2021 , 8:00 AM Call it the astrophysical equivalent of King Kong versus Godzilla: Scientists have […]