Neutron stars are so named because in the simplest of models they are made of neutrons. They form when the core of a large star collapses, and the weight of gravity causes atoms to collapse. Electrons ...

ON 22 September last year, the website of The Astronomer’s Telegram alerted researchers to a supernova explosion in a spiral galaxy about 84 million light years away. There was just one problem. The ...

Dec. 14, 2006 — According to the “Strange Matter Hypothesis,” which gained popularity in the paranormal 1980’s, nuclear matter, too, can be strange. The hypothesis suggests that small conglomerations ...

Researchers are on the lookout for a new type of star, one composed of matter that behaves differently from the kind we’re familiar with. If these stars exist, they could solve one of the biggest ...

I'm breathing a sigh of relief. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Dorn called me up and said, ‘I’m doing an episode of Picard where ...