Long-duration gamma-ray bursts are some of the most energetic events in the universe, releasing more energy in just a few ...

Some of the universe’s heaviest elements are born in chaos, in matter flung outward when neutron stars collide or massive ...

Scientists often look to distant galaxies for answers, but sometimes those clues are hidden beneath Earth’s oceans. In a ...

Using a novel simulation model based on machine learning, an international research team at GSI/FAIR has succeeded in gaining ...

Multi-messenger astronomy of neutron star mergers unites gravitational-wave detections, electromagnetic observations across the spectrum and potential neutrino and cosmic-ray signals to probe the ...

The Nature Index 2025 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...

“We got a rare glimpse into how destruction can be a catalyst for creation." The lightless behemoths are explored in new simulations of their interactions with extremely dense stars. A forgotten flare ...

Astronomers have long known that neutron stars, the crushed cores left behind after massive stars explode, should be scattered throughout the Milky Way galaxy. However, most of them are effectively ...

NASA’s Roman Space Telescope could expose a vast hidden population of neutron stars lurking unseen across the Milky Way. By detecting subtle shifts in starlight caused by gravity, the mission may ...