Astronomers predict that a black hole or neutron star could be the cause for this dramatic event

Astronomers predict that a black hole or neutron star could be the cause for this dramatic event
These ‘glitches’ provide a rare opportunity to understand the three components of a neutron star
Read on to find out how these beacons of electromagnetic radiation act like GPS satellites
These new simulations reveal the mad movements of electrons and positrons caught in the intense magnetic field of the pulsar
Often found around a star or black hole, we find out what an accretion disc is
This result is ten-times more precise than the previous best test of gravity, making the evidence for Einstein’s Strong Equivalence Principle that much stronger
Is a magnetar some kind of magnetic star? Find out here
ESA’s Integral space observatory spotted X-rays emitted from a unusual binary star system
Marking the beginning of a new era in astrophysics, scientists have detected ripples in space-time and electromagnetic radiation, or light, from the same event
Before now, the ripples in space-time had only been detected from black-hole mergers
Based on the analysis of FRB 121102, astronomers conclude that these bursts could be happening continuously all over the sky
This pulsar is devouring matter from its companion star to power its rapid rotation
ESA’s XMM-Newton has found a pulsar – the spinning remains of a once-massive star – that is a thousand times brighter than previously thought possible
The dual-star system produces a cyclic flood of gamma rays, the highest-energy form of light
Astronomers have found evidence for what is likely one of the most extreme pulsars, or rotating neutron stars, found
By watching neutron stars merge, scientists have taken a look inside them
Decades of searching in the Milky Way’s nearby ‘twin’ galaxy Andromeda have finally paid off, with the discovery of an elusive breed of stellar corpse, a neutron star
5 Amazing facts about these stellar twins
A blast from the past has allowed an age for the youngest X-ray binary to be estimated.