At the heart of the Milky Way are 10 strange dead stars, scientists say. Also known as "neutron stars", these weird bodies are also spinning, which means they are pulsars.

Demon vampire star and spider pulsars among 10 dead stars discovered at heart of Milky Way

ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) successfully launched XPoSat (X-ray Polarimeter Satellite) on Monday (January 1, 2024), first day of the new year. The lift-off took place from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota in southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

ISRO successfully launches XPoSat on first day of New Year 2024

Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have made a unique measurement that indicates a jet, ploughing through space at speeds greater than 99.97% the speed of light, was propelled by the titanic collision between two neutron stars.

Have scientists spotted something faster than the speed of light?

Scientists have spotted unusual radio waves about 1,300 light-years from Earth. This strange “pulse” is being emitted from a neutron star, which rotates extremely slowly, completing one rotation every 76 seconds.

Scientists discover unusual radio waves about 1,300 light-years away from Earth

The image of a neutron star posted by the US space agency is garnering a lot of attraction on social media. NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory shared the image on Instagram in which the neutron star can be seen shining brightly in the middle of supernova remnant RCW 103.

Netizens express delight as NASA shares image of neutron star

The discovery of gravitational waves is a new approach to study the cosmos

How we discovered gravitational waves from 'neutron stars' ? and why it's such a huge deal

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