Neutron stars escape collapse into a black hole thanks to degeneracy pressure produced by their neutrons, which is able to fight the crushing force of gravity. What exactly lies at the heart of a ...

The center of our galaxy is an extreme place. Surrounding the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A*, stars are packed ...

What happens when two neutron stars collide? This video explores the fascinating phenomena associated with neutron star ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—A Mississippi State physicist has achieved a significant scientific advancement, producing a direct laboratory measurement of a key nuclear reaction believed to occur during ...

The most luminous kilonova candidate to date (short gamma-ray burst 200522A) was detected using the Hubble Space Telescope, ...

Astronomers have discovered that rapidly spinning extreme dead stars or pulsars push it to the edge, blasting out radio ...

A newly analyzed gravitational-wave event has revealed something unexpected about one of the Universe’s most violent encounters. Scientists have found the first strong evidence that a black hole and a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This artist's concepts shows a hypothesized event known as a superkilonova. A massive star explodes in a supernova (left), which ...

The field of astrophysics continues to probe the extreme regimes of matter and gravity through studies of neutron stars and black holes. These compact objects, forged in the aftermath of stellar ...

Professor of Physics and Astronomy at West Virginia University Maura McLaughlin speaks on Wednesday night in Kresge Auditorium. McLaughlin discussed fundamental processes of the universe, such as ...

A Mississippi State physicist has produced a direct laboratory measurement of a key nuclear reaction believed to occur during ...