Understanding the origin of heavy elements on the periodic table is one of the most challenging open problems in all of ...

Astronomers have spotted a zombie star, SGR 0501+4516, speeding through the Milky Way. This magnetar has an incredibly strong ...

Astronomers have discovered that the magnetar SGR 0501+4516 is speeding through our galaxy at more than 110,000 mph. This ...

On the outskirts of the Milky Way, one of the rarest kinds of stars in the galaxy has just become even more mysterious than ...

Cosmic particles with phenomenal energy have puzzled scientists for decades. A new theory may finally unveil their origin.

"Normally, this scenario leads to the ignition of nuclear reactions, and the white dwarf exploding, leaving nothing behind.

Particle-accelerator study focuses on the r-process thought to be responsible for forming elements heavier than iron ...

Researchers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have discovered the magnetar called SGR 0501+4516 is traversing our galaxy ...

The origin and the central engine of GRBs have long been pending for identification. Now a joint observation by LEIA and ...

Ryan Amberger is headed to Los Alamos National Laboratory, where he will spend the next year studying nuclear astrophysics — specifically, the process behind the creation of half of the elements ...

Nanomaterials Used to Measure Nuclear Reaction on Radioactive Nuclei Produced in Neutron Star Collisions Mar. 18, 2025 — Physicists have measured a nuclear reaction that can occur in neutron ...