Black holes can form after a star explodes in a supernova, leaving behind a dense core known as a proto-neutron star ... field lines are made stronger as they are compressed, so the density of the ...

Neutron stars are some of the weirdest cosmic objects, and the greatest mysteries lie deep in their hearts.

A team of astronomers at the Space Telescope Science Institute, working with one colleague from the University of St Andrews' Center for Exoplanet Science and another from the European Southern ...

Neutron star mergers are collisions between neutron stars, the collapsed cores of what were once massive supergiant stars.

"The creation of heavy elements such as uranium and plutonium necessitates extreme conditions," said physicist Matthew ...

While solitary black holes should be common, they are hard to find. The one in Sagittarius revealed itself when it passed in front of a dim background star, magnifying the star’s light and slowly ...

Their novel method, which will make it easier for the mass and the spin of black holes to be measured, ... Dance of Electrons Measured in the Glow from Exploding Neutron-Stars Nov. 4, 2024 — The ...

But other research groups contested the findings, arguing that the object might not be a black hole but rather a neutron star - an object formed by a collapsing star that wasn't large enough to ...

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In fact, it's too big. The only known way to create black holes is through the deaths of massive stars. When big stars die, they leave behind black holes up to a few dozen times the mass of the sun.

The High Desert Astronomical Society will host a free "Black Hole Day" event at the Luz Observatory in Apple Valley, California on May 9. The event will feature a presentation by Caltech ...