As binary neutron stars spiral around each other to merge, their gravitational tidal forces distort each other's shape and ...

Merging black holes and neutron stars have unusual oval orbits prior to colliding and merging, which challenge the laws of ...

Physicists at Goethe University in Frankfurt, Germany, have used supercomputer simulations to predict a specific ...

Neutron stars harbor some of the most extreme environments in the universe: their densities soar to several times those of ...

In 2020, astronomers discovered a violent cosmic event that has led them to rethink how extreme pairs of astronomical objects form. These pairs are capable of producing powerful cosmic collisions.

Scientists analyzing a gravitational-wave signal have discovered that a neutron star and black hole spiraled together on an oval-shaped orbit just before merging. This unusual motion, detected in the ...

A newly analyzed gravitational-wave event has revealed something unexpected about one of the Universe’s most violent encounters. Scientists have found the first strong evidence that a black hole and a ...

The catastrophic collision of a black hole and a neutron star sent ripples across the universe. New analysis of those ripples could upend a major theory about how these extreme pairs form.

Scientists have harnessed the power of artificial intelligence to unlock secrets hidden within the ...

A research team is using astrophysical explosions to understand the mysterious forces at work in some of the smallest ...

A neutron star and black hole were detected merging along an unusual oval orbit, challenging long-held theories about how these systems form.