Dec 14 2010
How to Build a Neutron Star
Scientists can probe the conditions just after the Big Bang. They can detonate a supernova in a test tube. They can even study black holes. What about neutron stars?
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Dec 10 2010
Closing in on Gravitational Waves
As the hunt for gravitational waves intensifies, a graduate student has an idea as to where the gravitational wave detectors should be looking.
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Dec 10 2010
Closing in on Gravitational Waves
As the hunt for gravitational waves intensifies, a graduate student has an idea as to where the gravitational wave detectors should be looking.
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Nov 24 2010
How to Use a Pulsar to Find Starbucks
Cosmic GPS would employ pulsing stars, not satellites, as celestial beacons.
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Nov 15 2010
Black Hole Baby Spotted Being Born
For the first time ever, a black hole has been seen being born out of a supernova of a star perhaps 20 times the mass of our sun.
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Oct 27 2010
New Neutron Star Largest Ever Discovered
Located about 3,000 light-years away, the neutron star also provides a very direct measure of Einstein's theory of general relativity.
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Sep 23 2010
Why Does a Star Explode?
Nothing lights up the cosmos like a supernova. But why does a star explode to begin with?
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Aug 19 2010
X-Ray Pulsar Eclipse Reveals Neutron Star’s Secrets
What's in a neutron star? Well, neutrons, obviously. However, despite the deceptively simple label, the inner workings of neutron stars remain elusive. But that could soon change.
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May 20 2010
Supernova Explosion Rich With Calcium
A new type of supernova explosion could explain the origin of the calcium in our teeth and bones.
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Apr 27 2010
Shedding New Light on a Pulsar Mystery
The fledgling Low Frequency Array (LOFAR) is teaming up with other radio telescopes to probe the beams of intense radiation emitted by pulsars, potentially answering the mystery as to how they are generated.
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