Neutron stars are born when stars at least 8 times ... "But by combining the existing measurements from Australia, South ...

The Hubble Space Telescope image offers an up-close view of one section of the nebula, which is largely shaped by a young ...

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a sparkling spiral galaxy paired with a prominent star, both in the ...

Currently, there are three main ways to measure the Hubble constant: by using astronomical measurements to look at objects nearby and see how fast they are moving; by using gravitational waves from ...

Fluffy strands of cosmic gas and dust illuminated by bright young stars form a beautiful cloudscape in a neighboring nebula.

The neutron star is spinning at 30 times per second ... The new image was taken over the course of nine months in 2012 using the Hubble. If you want to see the strange looking object for yourself ...

Physicists have measured a nuclear reaction that can occur in neutron star collisions, providing direct experimental data for ...

A supernova is a cataclysmic stellar death that leaves behind a black hole or neutron star. It is the biggest ... Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center / ESA / Hubble / L. Calcada illustration ...

Combination of a Hubble Space Telescope image of SN 1987A ... The inner bright “string of pearls” is the gas from the outer layers of the star that was expelled about 20,000 years before ...

As it nears 35 consecutive years of space service, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has taken ... It is the remnants of a star that was roughly 20 times as big as our sun and exploded about ...

"This insight gives a new tool for understanding the most cataclysmic events of the universe: two neutron stars merging to form a black hole, which is the process responsible for the creation of ...