A new study has found that such heavy metals may have formed through eruptions on a rare type of star called a magnetar.

The universe is decaying much faster than thought. This is shown by calculations of three Dutch scientists on the so-called ...

Magnetars are among the rarest—and weirdest—denizens of the galactic zoo. They have powerful magnetic fields and may be the ...

The research by black hole expert Heino Falcke , quantum physicist Michael Wondrak , and mathematician Walter van Suijlekom (all from Radboud ...

This artist's concept depicts a magnetar - a type of neutron star with a strong magnetic field - losing material into space.

The mystery of where the precious metal gold came from in the Universe may finally have been solved as Nasa finally has some clues ...

The universe is decaying much faster than thought. This is shown by calculations of three Dutch scientists on the so-called ...

Scientists have puzzled over the origin of elements heavier than iron since the 1950s. Recently, LSU astrophysicist Eric ...

Rocket Lab has managed three of four contracted W?series missions. The inaugural W?1 effort was the first private ...

A team of astrophysicists from Radboud University in the Netherlands has concluded that the cosmos is racing toward its end ...