In a groundbreaking study, a team of astronomers has identified 21 neutron stars in orbit around Sun-like stars, a rare ...

Neutron stars are massive gravitational monsters, and orbiting one wouldn't end up well for our planet. But what if we took just a spoonful of it and transported it to Earth?

Physicists have proposed that axions, theoretical particles that could explain dark matter, may accumulate in dense clouds ...

Despite their small diameters—about 12.5 miles (20 kilometers)—neutron stars boast nearly 1.5 times the mass of our sun, and are thus incredibly dense. Just a sugar cube of neutron star matter ...

Physicists have shown that extremely light particles known as axions may occur in large clouds around neutron stars. These axions could form an explanation for the elusive dark matter that ...

A team of physicists from the universities of Amsterdam, Princeton, and Oxford has made an exciting discovery that could help ...

On average, a neutron star has 1.4 times the density of the Sun. However, the Sun is more than a million kilometres wide. The typical neutron star, on the other hand, is smaller than the average city.

Using the Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) and various ground-based telescopes, an international team of ...

The sun has reached its "solar maximum period," which is a state of heightened activity in its 11-year solar cycle. It's ...

"The Sun is just one among a hundred billion stars ... There, the electrons "join" with protons and become neutrons, creating a neutron star. This process also removes all the space within the ...

The study of X-ray emission from astronomical objects reveals secrets about the Universe at the largest and smallest spatial ...