Gravitational wave detectors could soon uncover hints of new physics from exotic compact objects. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

A faint, distant object emitting X-rays may finally clarify the nature of the enigmatic “little red dots” spotted by the ...

The LIGO/VIRGO/KAGRA collaboration searches the universe for gravitational waves produced by the mergers of black holes and neutron stars. It has now announced the detection of a signal indicating a ...

Luminous fast blue optical transients (LFBOTs) are among the universe's brightest and fastest explosions but their origin is not completely understood. A new study takes a closer look at the galaxies ...

The binary black holes in the universe are already astonishing enough, but researchers from the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory (SHAO) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have made a groundbreaking ...

A team of scientists found a compact object 40,000 light-years from Earth that is either a very massive neutron star or an itsy-bitsy black hole, but they’re not sure which. The so-called mass gap ...

This X-ray binary system is like a scale model of some of the most luminous quasars in the universe. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

The evolution of stars and their interactions with compact objects, such as black holes and neutron stars, remain pivotal in our understanding of the cosmos. Stellar evolution describes the life ...