A possible evolutionary history of neutron stars is delineated, ranging from star formation through supernova explosions, X-ray and pulsar stages to an eventual pulsar turnoff via spin alignment, or magnetic fi
the newly formedneutron star, which experiences a recoil – a natal kick – that can abruptly change its velocity. There is plenty of evidence of these natal kicks for neutron stars, as we observe them moving at large speeds throughout the Milky Way. However, for the most massive compact o...
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“It is one thing to theoretically predict dark matter, but it is another thing to experimentally observe it. Experiments on Earth are limited by the technical challenges of making sufficiently large detectors. However, neutron stars act as huge natural dark matter detectors, which have been ...
The movement of stars affects the wavelengths of light that we receive from them, much like the high-pitched sound from a fire truck siren gets lower as the truck moves past you. This phenomenon is called the Doppler effect. By measuring the star's spectrum and comparing it to the ...
When you look at a normal galaxy, most of the light comes from the stars in visible wavelengths and is evenly distributed throughout the galaxy. However, if you observe some galaxies, you'll see intense light coming from their nuclei. And if you look at these same galaxies in the X-ray...
How do we perceive the link between the Universe in which we all live and Consciousness that we all share? What exactly binds the two together?
How do astronomers know that some stars are binary stars? Where and how do stars form? How do astronomers observe and learn about celestial objects? How are star charts used in modern astronomy? How are stars distributed in space? How do we know that pulsars are neutron stars? How are sta...
What is the earliest time from which we observe light in the universe? Where has the gamma-ray burst been observed in the universe? Why is bigger better for astronomical telescopes? How do we know for certain that space is expanding? We see that galaxies are move away from each other but...
Everything in the universe is, quite literally, built upon particles, ranging from the fundamental particles that construct atoms that make up everything we see around us to the exotic ones that give rise to elusive phenomena like antimatter and dark matter. The former help us observe and manip...