June 26 (UPI) --Scientists have developed new models to estimate the size of neutron stars. The models, powered by gravitational wave data, helped astrophysicists establish new more precise upper ...

Artist depiction of a Neutron Star. Photo Courtesy of NASA. In astronomy, most celestial objects are fairly large in size, and if they are small, they don’t usually present much interest (generally, ...

A typical neutron star measures 22 kilometers (13.6 miles) wide, according to new research. It’s the most accurate measurement yet of these highly compact, super-dense objects. If black holes are the ...

The exact characteristics of Neutron stars, the densest objects in the Universe, are still unknown. Scientists have managed to narrow down the size of neutron stars with the aid of computer ...

(Nanowerk News) Atomic nuclei are normally compact structures defined by a sharp border. About twenty-five years ago, it was discovered at the University of California in Berkeley that there are ...

How large is a neutron star? Previous estimates varied from eight to sixteen kilometers. Astrophysicists have now succeeded in determining the size of neutron stars to within 1.5 kilometers by using ...

Astronomers have a new way to pin down the size and nature of stellar corpses called neutron stars, which are so dense they may boast exotic forms of matter seen nowhere else in the universe. The ...

In August, scientists caught their first-ever glimpse of two superdense neutron stars colliding, setting off ripples of gravitational waves that reached Earth. Now, a team of researchers has taken ...

A recent measurement of a rapidly spinning neutron star has disproved what was regarded as a credible picture of the star’s center. The centers of neutron stars are stiff and not squishy. Neutron ...

When a very massive star dies, its core contracts. In a supernova explosion, the star’s outer layers are expelled, leaving behind an ultra-compact neutron star. For the first time, the LIGO and Virgo ...