A new study published in Physical Review Letters provides direct evidence of the breakdown of spin statistics in ion-atom ...

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Neutron stars represent one of the final evolutionary stages of a massive star, forming when stars with at least eight times ...

In the binary system 4U 1820-30, a neutron star is spinning so fast around its center axis that it completes a breathtaking ...

Since the first X-ray image of a comet was reported using an X-ray telescope in 1996, the investigation of charge exchange in ...

Astronomers continue to stress the value of X-ray science as NASA's flagship Chandra X-ray telescope remains on the chopping ...

Although SPIN first reported it nearly a year ago, Murphy has finally confirmed that a new LCD Soundsystem album is in the ...

The neutron star 4U 1820-30 is one of the fastest spinning bodies in the universe, spinning at 716 times a second and ...

Researchers at Lab have advanced the understanding of magnetic skyrmions by developing techniques to image their 3D ...

The neutron star is part of an X-ray binary star system. Such a system consists of two ... These burst oscillations match the spin frequency of the neutron star itself, meaning that it rotates on its ...

New research from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory uncovers fast-moving knots in black hole jets, highlighting differences in ...

The ancient remnant of a neutron star is one of the fastest-spinning objects ever observed in the universe by astronomers.