Some neutron stars may contain a "special type of matter," according to a new NASA study. These observations from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory indicate that the interiors of neutron stars ...

"Very little is known about what causes the formation of magnetars," researcher Kritti Sharma said. "Our work helps to answer ...

That makes the lighter object more massive than the heaviest type of dead star, or neutron star, previously observed - of just over two solar masses. But it was also lighter than the lightest ...

The collision of neutron stars is an opportunity to see what is inside these incredible objects Astronomers can for the first time detect the smashing together of dead suns known as neutron stars ...