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A Newfound Neutron Star Might Light the Way for a New Class of Stellar Object

Manisha Caleb 31/05/2022

Scientists recently spotted an object that had some characteristics...

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AstroSat Catches Nuclear Reactions Spreading Across a Neutron Star

Debdutta Paul 07/10/2021

A study has shed important new light on the...

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Spotted in New Gravitational Wave Discovery: A Stranger in the Stellar Graveyard

Abhirup Ghosh 23/06/2020

One of the two objects involved in the new...

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We’re Finally Getting to Know the Secrets of Neutron Stars as Well

Prakash Chandra 22/04/2020

Are neutron stars – the incredibly dense, burnt-out cores...

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Interview: Shrinivas Kulkarni, Finder of a Thousand Exploding Stars

Jatan Mehta 25/01/2020

An interview with the creator of the Palomar Transient...

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In Major First, Space Sleuths Pinpoint Source of Brilliant Mystery Radio Burst

Prakash Chandra 03/07/2019

A navigation system based on such radio signals would...

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Danish Group’s Doubts That LIGO Discovered Gravitational Waves Resurface

The Wire Staff 04/11/2018

Though LIGO's response hasn't changed since the group started...