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Astronomers have spotted AT2025ulz, a rare dual explosion — a supernova and a kilonova — that may be the first-ever observed ...

A double blast of dying stars may be the first observed case of a long-hypothesized, never proven “superkilonova.” Although astronomers are still searching for concrete answers, a study published in ...

Learn about what may be the first ever superkilonova ever observed, emitting gravitational waves that hint at the collision of two dead stars.

Scientists have developed the longest and most complex simulation to date of a binary neutron star collision that results in the formation of a black hole and a jet. The breakthrough will massively ...

An artist's illustration depicts how a rupture in the crust of a highly magnetized neutron star can trigger high-energy eruptions. - S. Wiessinger/NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Astronomers have ...

Scientists have discovered a new way to probe the interiors of neutron stars by using gravitational waves to turn them into "cosmic tuning forks." The reverberations of such ripples in spacetime could ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. A bright burst of X-rays has been discovered by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory in a galaxy 6.6 billion light years from Earth. This event likely ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. A bright blast of X-rays from a source in a distant galaxy has led astronomers to a fascinating discovery. Neutron stars are dense stellar objects ...

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