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Breakthrough Study Reveals Neutron Stars Propel Jets at One-Third the Speed of Light
At a Glance A recent study in Nature has shed light on the incredible speed at which neutron…
Black hole, neutron star or something new? We discovered an object that defies explanation
An artist’s impression of the the NGC 1851E binary system, looking over the shoulder of the dark mystery…
There’s a Radio Signal Coming From Within the Milky Way—And It Repeats Every 18 Minutes
It’s no surprise to us that the universe is quite literally full of surprises. After all, the wider…
An Oddball Neutron Star Just Spit Out a Huge Amount of Energy—Even by Sun Standards
It’s no surprise that the stars in the sky are regulars when it comes to spitting out energy—and…
Neutron Stars: The Limits of Density
PBS Space Time is back, and Matt O’Dowd is here to take us on a trip through one…
Where Does Gold Come From? Black Holes With Accretion Disks, Scientists Think
Earlier this year we at Modern Sciences did a piece on how the work of two bored astronomers…