The results from this study could reveal what happens to some stars during their demise
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Oddball features spotted around neutron star for the first time
The observation could help astronomers better understand the evolution of these collapsed stellar cores
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Galactic collision formed an ‘x-ray ring’
The Chandra X-ray Observatory has revealed a ring of black holes or neutron stars, or even both, 300 million light years away from Earth
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What is a magnetar?
Is a magnetar some kind of magnetic star? Find out here
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Black hole’s temperature swings measured for the first time
These winds spewing from these exotic objects can heat up and cool down in the span of just a few hours
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NASA selects mission to study black holes up close
A mission that will allow astronomers to explore the hidden details of some of the most extreme and exotic objects in the universe has been announced
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Astronomers discover black holes “singing in high-energy X-rays”
Large numbers of the exotic object have been uncovered belting out intensive radiation
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Space telescopes capture black hole belching a massive flare
The strange behaviour of black holes has become somewhat less mysterious recently, according to NASA’s Swift spacecraft and NuSTAR satellite
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If a nuclear-powered spacecraft exploded in space, would it affect us on Earth?
We find out if we would be in danger from a spacecraft explosion in space
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What’s the Waterfall Nebula’s secret?
It’s a magnificent structure but what is it hiding from astronomers?
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Exceptionally bright black hole with manners questions theory
It eats amazingly tidily and it’s way too luminous for its mass. That’s two things about the Pinwheel Galaxy’s black hole ULX-1 that could change our understanding of these high gravity objects.