The collision and merger of two neutron stars—the incredibly dense remnants of collapsed stars—are some of the most energetic events in the universe, producing a variety of signals that can be ...

In a recent study published in Nature Astronomy, astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have uncovered an extraordinary white dwarf star, named WD 0525+526. Unlike typical white dwarfs, which ...

When two neutron stars collide, they unleash some of the most powerful forces in the universe, creating ripples in spacetime, showers of radiation, and even the building blocks of gold and platinum.

Researchers have spent 10 years improving the massive detectors they use to catch shockwaves from colliding black holes, and now the science is... On Sept. 14, 2015, physicists attained the ...