Vela Pulsar Releases Powerful Energy Hitting Earth That Will Sizzle Humans to a Crisp When Exposed to It

Medicine & Technology Oct 08, 2023

A pulsar 1,000 light years away from Earth released intense gamma rays that could harm humans. Continue reading to learn more.

Enigmatic Pulsar Strips Plasma From Its Companion Star Then Releases Cosmic Cannonballs, Solving a Decade-Long Mystery

Sep 04, 2023

Astronomers may have deciphered pulsar J1023's puzzling rapid brightness changes, explaining its enigmatic behavior every few seconds. Check it out in this article.

Radio Signal From Space Released by Mysterious Spinning Object Has Been Reaching for Earth Almost 35 Years Now

Aug 16, 2023

A mysterious celestial object has been sending radio signals to Earth for more than three decades thousands of lightyears away. Learn more about it in this article.

Newly Discovered Stellar Object Found To Flash Odd Radio Waves Every 22 Minutes; Archives Reveal That It Has Been Doing So Since 1988

Jul 20, 2023

The odd stellar object was found to pulse for five minutes every 22 minutes. Read to learn more.

Heaviest Known Neutron Star is A 'Black Widow' That is 2.35 Times Heavier Than the Sun, Scientists Reveal

Aug 01, 2022

The record-breaking Black Widow pulsar is the heaviest neutron star that is spinning 707 times per second as it gobbles up its stellar companion. Read the article to learn more details.

Do You Want To Kick A Pulsar Out Of The Galaxy? Here's How! [Watch]

Jan 03, 2022

Summer Ash of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, the show's host, discusses how pulsars are kicked out.

Double Pulsar Test Proves Albert Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity Is Right

Dec 13, 2021

Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity has been proven once again by two pulsars locked in tight binary orbit.

Here's How Scientists Depend on Isolated Stars to Examine Weak Supernova Explosions

Nov 18, 2021

Experts say a weak supernova explosion happens in very close stars instead of targeting isolated stars.

What Are Millisecond Pulsars and How Did the MeerKat Radio Telescope Detect It?

Apr 28, 2021

Scientists made an astonishing find in the universe after the MeerKAT telescope of South Africa discovered eight new millisecond pulsars.

Did NASA Just See 'Pulsar SXP 1062' Hidden In Supernova Remnant?

Feb 03, 2021

NASA shared a rotating, super-dense core of SXP 1062, spinning slowly and emitting vibrant X-ray outbursts on its Instagram account.

Milky Way’s ‘Missing Link’ Black Hole Discovered In The Sagittarius Constellation

May 01, 2017

The discovered black hole was mentioned to fill in the "missing link" in supermassive black holes and stellar-mass ones.

Vanishing Pulsar Locked in Stellar Tug-Of-War

Jan 12, 2015

Astronomers are currently observing a massive stella tug-of-war taking place between a rotating neutron star - known as a pulsar - and another star, which is so intense that it is bending space and making the pulsar wobble—causing it to disappear from view.