The most luminous kilonova candidate to date (short gamma-ray burst 200522A) was detected using the Hubble Space Telescope, Swift Observatory and other telescopes. A kilonova is a "the afterglow ...

Neutron skin thickness in atomic nuclei is a fundamental property that provides critical insights into the equation of state (EOS) of infinite nuclear matter. This field has seen extensive ...

Fifty experts on nuclear physics, particle physics and astrophysics met at CERN from 9 to 13 June to discuss how to use ...

"This discovery heralds a broader understanding of the diversity in massive stars' deaths and a need for deeper investigations into the whole landscape of stellar evolution." ...

More information: Kota Hayashi et al, Jet from Binary Neutron Star Merger with Prompt Black Hole Formation, Physical Review Letters (2025). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.134.211407 ...

When white dwarfs—the hot remnants of stars like our sun—are orbited closely by another star, they sometimes steal mass away ...

A computer simulation shows how two neutron stars of unequal mass merge, form a black hole and spit out a jet of high energy matter.

Letter Published: 01 July 1968 Rotating Neutron Stars, Pulsars and Supernova Remnants F. PACINI Nature 219, 145–146 (1968) Cite this article ...

A microquasar belonging to our Milky Way galaxy has set records by generating cosmic rays with energy levels never before ...