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Astronomers have observed an object that's far heavier than any known neutron star, but too light to be classified as a black hole.

Astronomers Puzzled by Inexplicable Deep Space Object

By Victor Tangermann

Astronomers have spotted a ghostly skeleton hand floating in outer space some 16,000 light-years from Earth.

NASA Shows Off Image That Looks an Awful Lot Like Skeleton Fingers Floating in Space

By Victor Tangermann

A "black widow" pulsar is devouring its neighboring star, and in the process has become the densest neutron star ever recorded.

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Pulsar Devours Neighbor, Becomes Heaviest Neutron Star Ever Observed

By Frank Landymore

Astronomers have spotted a new type of "spider star," highly energetic pulsars that tear up their companion stars, that defies classification.

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Astronomers Discover “Spider Stars” That Tear Apart Other Stars

By Victor Tangermann

New Technique Uses Entire Milky Way as a Giant Observatory

New Technique Uses Entire Milky Way as a Giant Observatory

By Dan Robitzski

A Brutal ‘Dead Star’ Is Stuck In a Whirlpool of Warped Spacetime

A Brutal ‘Dead Star’ Is Stuck In a Whirlpool of Warped Spacetime

By Dan Robitzski

NASA scientists detected a thermonuclear explosion in space, which they believe was caused by a fusion reaction on the surface of a pulsar.

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Scientists Detect Huge Thermonuclear Blast in Deep Space

By Dan Robitzski

A team of astronomers from West Virginia University claim they've discovered the most massive neutron star to date.

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Astronomers Just Spotted the Most Massive Neutron Star Ever

By Victor Tangermann

Pulsar Finally Found in the Andromeda Galaxy

Pulsar Finally Found in the Andromeda Galaxy

By Todd Jaquith

Six New Millisecond Pulsars Discovered

Six New Millisecond Pulsars Discovered

By Todd Jaquith

NASA Finds Most Energetic Gamma-Ray Pulsar in the Known Universe

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NASA Finds Most Energetic Gamma-Ray Pulsar in the Known Universe

By Jolene Creighton

Mathematicians have come up with a new method to weigh stars

Mathematicians have come up with a new method to weigh stars

By Greg Candelario

Nature’s Timekeepers: Finding a Pulsar With a Black Hole Could Be The Key to Testing Gravity

Nature’s Timekeepers: Finding a Pulsar With a Black Hole Could Be The Key to Testing Gravity

By Andrew Johnson