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Exotic Objects, Stars

Micronovae: Astronomers find three white dwarfs exploding at their poles

Exotic Objects, Stars

Ask Astro: What are the differences between supernovae, kilonovae, and hypernovae?

Snapshot: Pulsar found leaking antimatter

Exotic Objects, Stars

Astronomers find a potentially new breed of neutron star

Neutron stars are the perfect cosmic laboratory for the scientists who study them, thanks to their observability, extreme gravity, and strong magnetic fields. Credit: ESO/L. Calçada.

Exotic Objects, Stars

Neutron stars: A cosmic gold mine

Exotic Objects, Science

Infinity & Beyond — Episode 20: What are quasars?

Infinity & Beyond — Episode 19: The Science of Star Wars

Exoplanets, Exotic Objects

Our galaxy’s marvelous rogues and misfits

Infinity & Beyond — Episode 17: What are Pulsars?

Observe: There’s a new nova visible in Cassiopeia right now

A magnetar’s flare just helped unlock the secrets of these strange stars

Astronomers find the youngest, fastest spinning ‘magnetar’ yet