At first glance, Cacio e pepe looks easy. Just three ingredients — pasta, Pecorino Romano, and black pepper — and you get a ...

The most prominent feature of a Hertzsprung-Russell diagram is the main sequence ... a mass greater than about 0.7 M☉ it forms a neutron star. Above two or three solar masses, the exposed ...

Neutron stars are some of the weirdest cosmic objects, and the greatest mysteries lie deep in their hearts.

Neutron stars are some of the weirdest cosmic objects, and the greatest mysteries lie deep in their hearts. Neutron stars' surface gravities are so intense that the largest "mountains" are only a ...

Neutron star mergers are collisions between neutron stars, the collapsed cores of what were once massive supergiant stars. These mergers are known to generate gravitational waves, energy-carrying ...

You might owe that gold necklace around your neck to a moody, long-dead star from the universe’s ancient past. According to a new study, magnetars—a rare type of neutron star—may have ...

Back in December 2004, a massive eruption from a rare type of star blasted gamma rays toward Earth. That initial flash came from a magnetar, a type of neutron star with an incredibly strong ...

Now, new research based on a signal uncovered in archival space mission data may point to a potential clue: magnetars, or highly magnetized neutron stars. Scientists believe lighter elements such ...