Cosmic rays are high-energy particles from outer space that strike Earth's atmosphere, generating showers of secondary ...

The object, named ASKAP J1832-0911, sends out bursts of radio waves and X-rays that last two minutes and repeat every 44 ...

Physicists are always searching for new theories to improve our understanding of the universe and resolve big unanswered ...

Xiaoyun Wang, a professor in applied mathematics and holds the Chen-Ning Yang Professorship at the Institute for Advanced ...

In the heart of distant galaxies, astronomers have witnessed the most violent stellar death throes ever recorded.

Astronomers detected both X-ray and radio pulses from a single mysterious space object, known as ASKAP J1832-0911, every 44 ...

One of the papers, published last year, describes the simulated results of quakes on the surface of neutron stars before they ...

A new simulation by researchers shows how a neutron star violently cracks seconds before vanishing into a black hole.

In a groundbreaking discovery, NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and other advanced telescopes have captured an extraordinary ...

A neutron star's final moments may spark violent starquakes, monster shock waves, and even a fleeting, never-before-seen ...

A black hole is more than just a region of space where nothing escapes. It can also become a powerful cosmic engine.