A strange "chirping" signal from a distant, dying star has revealed the birth of a magnetar — one of the most magnetic ...

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A pulsar is a type of neutron star with a strong magnetic field that spins incredibly fast.

New simulations performed on a NASA supercomputer are providing scientists with the most comprehensive look yet into the maelstrom of interacting magnetic structures around city-sized neutron stars in ...

A discovery involving researchers at The University of Hong Kong (HKU) has, for the first time, revealed millisecond pulsations hidden within a powerful cosmic explosion known as a gamma-ray burst ...

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Scientists have, for the first time, directly measured the magnetic field of a pulsar using NASA's Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE), marking a ...

NASA's IXPE has created the first-ever map of the hidden magnetic fields surrounding the Lighthouse Pulsar, revealing how high-energy particles travel through space and offering fresh insights.

Numerical simulations provide a mechanism that explains how celestial objects such as stars and galaxies can generate ordered, macroscopic magnetic fields. The mechanism arises from turbulence — ...

South African Radio Astronomy Observatory For decades, astronomers thought the Blue Eye Pulsar, a rare neutron star in the ...