Supernova debris speeds up neutron stars, strengthening magnetic fields. This explains why low-intensity magnetars still produce bursts.

Scientists have uncovered the long-sought mechanism behind low-field magnetars, showing that supernova fallback material ...

Neutron stars are the remains of massive supernova explosions, packing more than the mass of our Sun into a space barely the ...

The most violently explosive events in the universe -- such as a star going supernova, two neutron stars smashing into each ...

Get up to speed on gamma rays, the radiation responsible for creating the Red Hulk in Captain America: Brave New World.

The Tarantula Nebula, also known as 30 Doradus, is revealed in an unusual light in this exceptionally deep Chandra X-ray ...

In the search for elusive particles called neutrinos, researchers are stringing thousands of detectors in the depths of the ...

A blast of radio waves from the outskirts of an ancient galaxy challenges theories about what creates such bursts.

Three and a half kilometres beneath the Mediterranean Sea, around 80km off the coast of Sicily, lies half of a very unusual telescope called KM3NeT ...

Learn about the explosions that often occur at the end of a white dwarf star's life, allowing scientists to study the acceleration of the universe.