Quasars are some of the brightest objects in the universe. A quasar is powered by large amounts of matter falling into the ...

A new study has found that such heavy metals may have formed through eruptions on a rare type of star called a magnetar.

We don't really know, but probably some truly bizarre physics. Neutron stars are some of the weirdest cosmic objects, and the greatest mysteries lie deep in their hearts. Neutron stars are the ...

Asteroid 33 Polyhymnia appears to be denser than the densest element in the Periodic Table. The densest naturally occurring element, Osmium, has 76 protons per atom. The asteroid could have more ...

Neutron stars are the leftover cores of exploded stars and the densest known material in the universe. A typical neutron star has a mass a few times the mass of the sun, compressed into a region ...

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That is not all; data indicate that it is the densest such planet we know of. K2-360 b has a radius just shy of 1.6 times that of Earth, giving it a volume four times as large. Its mass ...

Neutron stars are some of the weirdest cosmic objects, and the greatest mysteries lie deep in their hearts. Neutron stars' surface gravities are so intense that the largest "mountains" are only a ...

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These hypothetical stars are the densest objects in the universe that can exist without becoming full-fledged black holes. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

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