Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have found new evidence that a very young neutron star is hiding deep inside the remains of the supernova 1987A (SN 1987A).
Scientists have discovered an astronomical object that has never been observed before.
The find supports the idea that these smashups create many of the elements heavier than iron
Two years ago astronomers for the first time observed the collision of two neutron stars, which created gravitational waves and light and created heavy elements such as gold, platinum and lead. These elements were scattered across the universe in a kilonova — similar to a supernova — after the initial fireball.
Astronomers have discovered the most massive neutron star to date, a rapidly spinning pulsar approximately 4,600 light-years from Earth. This record-breaking object is teetering on the edge of existence, approaching the theoretical maximum mass possible for a neutron star.
Wednesday, August 21st 2019, 8:45 pm – Astronomers detect gravitational waves that may point to a colossal collision
The incredible space event happened about 900 million years ago.
According to new research, a nearby binary neutron-star merger gave birth to 0.3% of the Earth’s heaviest elements, including gold, platinum and uranium; such an event may have occurred about 1,000 light-years away from the Pre-solar Nebula, approximately 80 million years before the formation of our Solar System.
Astrophysicists have detected the gravitational waves produced by a black hole colliding with a neutron star.
An emerging consensus suggests the crash can explain distant gamma-ray bursts
