21 ‘one in a million’ giant dead stars have been found hiding around sun-like stars
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Happy 25 years, Chandra! NASA celebrates with 25 stunning images from its flagship X-ray observatory
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Fast-spinning dead stars may reveal the secrets of dark matter
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NASA’s X-ray telescope weighs ‘fast-spinning dead star closest to Earth’
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Strange ‘garden sprinkler’ jets are erupting from the star of dead vampires
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‘Big’ neutron star quickly discovered by spinning US Navy research intern
A fast-spinning neutron star that sweeps beams of radiation across the universe like a cosmic beacon has been discovered by US Naval Laboratory (NRL) Remote …
Mystery of dead stars glowing ‘heartbeats’ could hold complex solution
Scientists may have unlocked the secret of the most extreme “dead stars” in the universe and the explanation is complex. The team thinks that this …
It’s the slowest ‘radio neutron star’ scientists have found – it defies the dead-star rules
Astronomers have discovered the slowest pulsating radio-burst neutron star ever seen; it takes almost an hour to make a full rotation. That may sound pretty …
NASA’s 3D Instagram ‘experience’ brings starry sky into your home
A new NASA project allows Instagram users to experience the wonders of the universe as seen by the Chandra X-ray Observatory and other space telescopes. …
Are the stars disappearing into their own black holes? A strange binary system says ‘yes’
Scientists found strong evidence that some huge stars end with a whimper, not a bang, and sink into a black hole of their own making …