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Pulsating gamma rays from neutron star rotating 707 times a second

Phys.org - Thu 19 Sep 19

An international research team led by the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute; AEI) in Hannover has discovered that the radio pulsar J0952-0607 also emits ...

A neutron star almost too massive to exist

Cosmos Magazine - Mon 16 Sep 19

Astronomers make good use of the Shapiro Delay.

Astronomers detect the most massive neutron star ever measured

Phys.org - Mon 16 Sep 19

West Virginia University researchers have helped discover the most massive neutron star to date, a breakthrough uncovered through the Green Bank Telescope in Pocahontas County.

Researchers discover extremely dense neutron star 4,600 light-years from Earth

Techspot - Tue 17 Sep 19

Neutron stars are one of the universe's most striking creations, formed by huge exploding stars (supernovas) that collapse into a formation of small city-size spheres. Given enough density, ...

Astronomers Discover Most Massive Neutron Star Ever

Geek.com - Tue 17 Sep 19

WVU astronomers were part of a research team that detected the most massive neutron star to date (via B. Saxton/NRAO/AUI/NSF) Astronomers have discovered ...

Astronomers discover a massive neutron star that almost shouldn't exist - CNET

CNET Cutting Edge - Tue 17 Sep 19

A superdense pulsar sits right on the line between normal and the weirdest objects in the universe.

Spinning neutron star spotted that's almost too massive to exist - CNET, CNET Cutting Edge - Mon 16 Sep 19

'Biggest' star in the universe discovered, 700K times heavier than Earth

FOXNews - Mon 16 Sep 19

A team of researchers has discovered the "most massive neutron star ever measured," one that is considered "almost too massive to exist."

Astronomers Detect the Most Massive Neutron Star Yet

SPACE.com - Mon 16 Sep 19

Astronomers have discovered the most massive example yet of the dead stars known as neutron stars, one almost too massive to exist, a new study finds.

Scientists have spotted the 'most massive neutron' star EVER

Daily Mail - Mon 16 Sep 19

It is known as a neutron star, the compressed remnants of a once supermassive star which exploded in a supernova. and was discovered by the Green Bank Telescope (GBT) in West Virginia.

Extremely Massive Neutron Star May Be the Largest Ever Spotted

Gizmodo - Mon 16 Sep 19

Scientists have discovered what could be the largest neutron star on record, according to new research.Read more...

Researchers find the most massive neutron star ever

ZME Science - Mon 16 Sep 19

It's almost too massive to exist.

Right Again, Einstein! Wobbling Pulsar Confirms General Relativity

SPACE.com - Wed 11 Sep 19

A pulsar 25,000 light-years away is wobbling in a weird way. But Einstein's theory of general relativity predicted it more than a century ago.

WVU astronomers help detect the most massive neutron star ever measured

SpaceDaily - Tue 17 Sep 19

Morgantown WV (SPX) Sep 17, 2019 West Virginia University researchers have helped discover the most massive neutron star to date, a breakthrough uncovered through the Green Bank Telescope ...

WVU astronomers help detect the most massive neutron star ever measured, Eurekalert - Mon 16 Sep 19

Most massive neutron star ever detected, almost too massive to exist

ScienceDaily - Mon 16 Sep 19

Astronomers have discovered the most massive neutron star to date, a rapidly spinning pulsar approximately 4,600 light-years from Earth. This record-breaking object is teetering on the edge ...

Most massive neutron star ever detected, almost too massive to exist, Eurekalert - Mon 16 Sep 19