In an ejection that would have caused its rotation to slow, a magnetar is depicted losing material into space in this ...

Magnetars are among the rarest—and weirdest—denizens of the galactic zoo. They have powerful magnetic fields and may be the ...

Astronomers have discovered a previously unknown birthplace of some of the universe's rarest elements: a giant flare ...

This discovery is important because it helps scientists understand the extreme physics of neutron stars and the behaviour of ...

In the quest to generate limitless clean energy, China has just taken a step closer. Scientists have achieved the milestone ...

Artificial intelligence could offer a powerful pathway to supercharge our ability to "hear" the universe, according to new ...

Astronomers have discovered a previously unknown process by which some of the universe’s rarest and most valuable elements, ...

China’s State Council at a meeting presided over by Premier Li Qiang, approved construction of 10 new units at ...

The origin and the central engine of GRBs have long been pending for identification. Now a joint observation by LEIA and GECAM gives new clues.

For decades, astronomers were certain that half of the ordinary matter in the universe — protons and neutrons, the building ...