The reason for a strange burst of radio waves that came from deep space may have become closer to being revealed, according to new NASA research. These fast radio bursts can release as much energy in ...

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In an ejection that would have caused its rotation to slow, an exploded star -- or magnetar -- is shown losing material into space in this artist’s concept. The magnetar's strong, twisted magnetic ...

For the first time, NASA's Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) has observed the merging of multimillion-degree X-ray spots on the surface of a magnetar, a supermagnetized stellar core ...

The star's crust may be deforming under the extreme magnetic fields. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. For the first time, a ...

On April 15, 2020, a brief burst of high-energy light swept through the solar system, triggering instruments on several NASA and European spacecraft. Now, multiple international science teams conclude ...

A flash of high-energy radiation that rippled through space in December 2004 may have quietly rewritten part of the story for how the universe forges its heaviest elements — including gold, platinum ...

Where did gold, uranium and other heavy elements come from — and what does that have to do with life on Earth? Scientists at LSU are helping to answer one of the biggest questions in modern ...

High energy outbursts in this type of neutron star — a magnetar — are thought to be caused by "starquakes." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

Some of the oddest cosmic phenomena are short but tremendously powerful bursts of radio waves, which, in a fraction of a second, can give off as much energy as the sun does in a year. Known as fast ...

Feb. 14 (UPI) --NASA scientists could be closer to understanding extreme radio events in space, after two of the space agency's X-ray telescopes captured a dead star releasing a fast burst of radio ...