Neutron stars are so named because in the simplest of models they are made of neutrons. They form when the core of a large ...
Astronomers observed one of the fastest-spinning objects ever seen in the universe – and it is a neutron star. The ...
"We were studying thermonuclear explosions from this system and then found remarkable oscillations," Jaisawal says. "If future observations confirm this, the 4U 1820-30 neutron star would be one of ...
It spins 716 times per second, making it one of the fastest-spinning objects ever observed. It is a small but extremely ...
The Chandra X-ray Observatory has spotted a black hole spinning so far that it’s close ... Superluminal motion is when "objects travel close to the speed of light along a direction that is ...