Merging black holes and neutron stars have unusual oval orbits prior to colliding and merging, which challenge the laws of ...

A newly analyzed gravitational-wave event has revealed something unexpected about one of the Universe’s most violent encounters. Scientists have found the first strong evidence that a black hole and a ...

A neutron star and black hole were detected merging along an unusual oval orbit, challenging long-held theories about how these systems form.

Astronomers analyzing the gravitational-wave event known as GW200105 report evidence that a black hole and neutron star ...

GW200105 reveals an eccentric orbit before merger, challenging formation models.

The catastrophic collision of a black hole and a neutron star sent ripples across the universe. New analysis of those ripples ...

Astronomers have tracked a powerful blast of radiation back to its source, finding a neutron star collision within colliding galaxies.

A new study showing how the explosion of a stripped massive star in a supernova can lead to the formation of a heavy neutron star or a light black hole resolves one of the most challenging puzzles to ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London. Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and ...

GRB 230906A, a short gamma-ray burst first detected in 2023, points to a faint galaxy embedded within a long stream of torn ...

How fast can a neutron star spin? This is what a recent study published in The Astrophysical Journal hopes to address as an international team of more than a dozen researchers have identified one of ...

Scientists analyzing a gravitational-wave signal have discovered that a neutron star and black hole spiraled together on an oval-shaped orbit just before merging. This unusual motion, detected in the ...