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Star quakes and monster shock waves: Researchers simulate a black hole consuming a neutron star
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Supercomputer simulation reveals how merging neutron stars form black holes and powerful jets
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Gamma-ray bursts turn physics on its head: The exploration of the most powerful explosions in the cosmos is a story full of surprises - | new observations ...
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These extreme cosmic explosions are breaking physics: Astronomers are finally figuring out what powers mysterious gamma-ray bursts
scientificamerican.com/article/these-extreme-cosmic-explosions-are-breaking-physics/

Gamma ray burst may have been two supernovae in one: A group of astronomers proposes that a series of events in a distant galaxy formed both a black hole and a ...
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'Dark stars' could be the seeds of supermassive black holes, scientists say
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Pulsars to the extreme: Spinning dead stars found blasting radio signals from the 'edge of their magnetic reach'
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Black hole and neutron star mergers push the laws of physics with their odd orbits
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Collision on an unexpectedly elliptical path: New models have, for the first time, demonstrated the merger of a black hole with a neutron star on an oval path – ...
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The universe is humming with ripples in spacetime: Scientists just doubled our catalog of black hole and neutron star collisions
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Watch dead neutron stars smash together in new NASA supercomputer simulation: Using a NASA supercomputer, scientists have discovered that things get messy when ...
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Curious gravitational wave may be hint at primordial black holes—or just noise: Astronomers approach unusual observation with caution and excitement
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Can we hear gravitational-wave 'beats' in the rhythm of pulsars?: Pulsars suggest that ultra–low-frequency gravitational waves are rippling through the ...
phys.org/news/2025-10-gravitational-rhythm-pulsars.html

International collaboration doubles detection of cosmic collisions: An international team of researchers has announced a significant advancement in ...
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Einstein's waves - | the state of things: Where is research into gravitational waves? We take stock and give an outlook.
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Gravitational waves reveal “mystery object” merging with a neutron star: The so-called "mass gap" might be less empty than physicists previously thought.
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Paid articlePaywall Astrophysics: Very small hole or very fat star?: A new observation of a gravitational wave fills the gap between neutron stars and black holes ...
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Gravitational waves reveal “mystery object” merging with a neutron star: The so-called "mass gap" might be less empty than physicists previously thought.
arstechnica.com/science/2024/04/gravitational-waves-reveal-mystery-object-merging-with-a-neutron-star/

A dead star and a black hole may have collided: Researchers are trying to figure out what kind of collision made a unique wave signal from 650 million ...
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Big Bang, space and life: Invisible object discovered: black hole or neutron star?
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Astronomy: Extremely compact object near pulsar poses a mystery: A pulsar 40,000 light-years away is orbited by an object that doesn't fit the theories ...
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Behold the Magnetar, nature’s ultimate superweapon: Their magnetic fields—the strongest we've observed—could melt you from 1,000 km away.
arstechnica.com/science/2022/06/behold-the-magnetar-natures-ultimate-superweapon/
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