The surprising object, dubbed SGR 0501+4516, is a magnetar, a neutron star with a powerful magnetic field. Neutron stars are the remains of dead stars that have collapsed into shriveled husks the ...

But, the neutron star’s strong magnetic field and rapid spin push away much of the material trying to fall onto it. This "propeller" action prevents efficient accretion, the process of matter falling ...

A pulsar is a neutron star, a super-dense stellar remnant that produces beams of radio waves and an energetic "wind" of particles. The pulsar and its wind move with supersonic speed through the ...

Astronomers have used the Hubble and Gaia telescopes to study the surroundings of SGR 0501+4516, a type of neutron star known as a magnetar. The investigation reveals that we still have no clear idea ...

However, their findings at the time were disputed, with a section of scientists claiming the body was instead a neutron star. However, the team continued studying the object and has now found more ...

While it can be relatively easy to locate worlds that orbit close to their star, planets with wider paths can be difficult to ...

Initially, their claim that it was a black hole faced skepticism, with some scientists arguing it could be a neutron star - a dense remnant of a star when it goes supernova. But analysing additional ...

Apr. 16, 2025 — Astronomers have found a planet that orbits at an angle of 90 degrees around a rare pair of peculiar stars. This is the first time we have strong evidence for one of these 'polar ...