A new theoretical framework shows that tidal forces in inspiraling neutron star pairs can be described through oscillation modes, opening a new path to studying ultra-dense matter using gravitational ...
What do you get when you stare at the same dead star for more than 20 years? Insight into the weirdest physics in the universe. The star PSR J0922+0638 is a pulsar. Pulsars are neutron stars — the ...
Some of the universe’s densest objects can twist, stretch, and resonate in ways that challenge even the most seasoned ...
Neutron stars harbor some of the most extreme environments in the universe: their densities soar to several times those of atomic nuclei, and they possess some of the strongest gravitational fields of ...
These speedy pulsars get their name from having spin periods in the milliseconds, whereas normal neutron stars spin in the seconds range. The amped-up speeds of millisecond pulsars are likely thanks ...