Astronomers have described the first measurements of plasma layers within an interstellar shock wave that surrounds a pulsar.

Pulsars are the remnants of giant stars that exploded in a supernova. Check out these 7 breathtaking images of pulsars ...

No explosive birth needed: The discovery suggests this black hole likely formed through direct collapse, a quiet implosion ...

Researchers conducted the first-ever near-infrared analysis of an extragalactic recurrent nova and found it is one of the ...

Highly magnetic neutron star is wandering our Milky Way galaxy. Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have tracked ...

Astronomers have tracked a mysterious magnetar, SGR 0501+4516, across the Milky Way, revealing it may not have formed in a ...

A decade of observations cast doubt on the typical magnetar origin story, at least as it relates to SGR 0501+4516.

"Magnetar birth rates and formation scenarios are among the most pressing questions in high-energy astrophysics." ...

New three-dimensional (3D) models of objects in space have been released by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. These 3D models ...

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope observed a roaming magnetar of a different origin, indicating the possibility of understanding ...

Researchers link two ancient mass extinctions to nearby supernova explosions, which may have damaged Earth's atmosphere and ...