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Giant flare that passed Mars came from a neutron star in a galaxy 11.4 million light-years away

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Giant flare that swept passed Mars originated from a powerful neutron star in a galaxy 11.4 million light-years from Earth A giant flare was detected in April by NASA satellites as it swept passed Mars  Scientists say it came from a powerful neutron star 11.4 million light-years away This is the highest burst to be … Read more

Neutron star and a pulsar are stuck in a ‘fiercely tight’ orbit

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Neutron star and a pulsar are stuck in a ‘fiercely tight’ orbit and will merge in an enormous collision in 470million years, astronomers say System of two neutron stars has been found which rapidly orbit each other  Scientists say it is highly unusual to see two of these stars so close together   Is predicted that … Read more

Mysterious cosmic object lighter than a black hole but heavier than a neutron star discovered

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A stellar object that is lighter than the lightest known black hole, but heavier than the heaviest known neutron star has been discovered for the first time. The discovery was made by the LIGO gravitational wave observatory and could reshape our understanding of the biggest stars in the universe, researchers claim.   The object sits in … Read more