Astronomers studying a rare neutron star system have uncovered a surprising source of powerful X-rays. Using NASA s IXPE telescope and data from other observatories, an international team found that ...

The pulsar spins about The object pulses 183.8 times a second and is located about 27,000 light-years from Earth. (Image credit: NASA/GSFC) Bright, young star oddity ...

NASA will announce new findings about rapidly spinning stars called pulsars on Thursday. The discoveries were made with the help of the space agency's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope.

Many of the objects NASA and other scientific bodies choose to study in space are incredibly old, but that’s not the case with Kes 75. … ...

In late June 2013, an exceptional binary containing a rapidly spinning neutron star underwent a dramatic change in behavior never before observed. The pulsar's radio beacon vanished, while at the ...

The pulsar, formally known as PSR B1509-58, was first seen by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory in 2001 and the pulsar wind was found to be 16,000 light-years from Earth. Observations provide ...

NASA is constantly researching and discovering more about space. In 2023, the space agency made some big leaps in space discoveries.

NASA's latest discoveries about Jupiter have revealed astonishing new insights into the largest planet in our solar system. With the help of advanced technology and space probes, scientists have ...

Using their space-based Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, or NuSTAR, NASA has just discovered a pulsar radiating with energy equivalent to about 10 million of our suns -- which makes it, they ...

NASA's sonification project allows the blind and visually impaired to experience the wonders of space by translating three new images of celestial objects into sounds.

Europa Clipper will travel 1.8 billion miles (2.9 billion km) to reach Jupiter in April 2030. The spacecraft will orbit Jupiter, and conduct 49 close flybys of Europa.

NASA's Fermi finds a 'transformer' pulsar Date: July 22, 2014 Source: NASA Summary: In late June 2013, an exceptional binary containing a rapidly spinning neutron star underwent a dramatic change ...