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What are wormholes? An astrophysicist explains these shortcuts through space-time

A visualization of the black hole at the center of the Milky Way. Credit: Abhishek Joshi/UIUC

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Could you survive falling into a black hole?

Artist's rendition of a tidal disruption event

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A torn-up star is revealing the intensity of a supermassive black hole’s grip

The Hyades star cluster

Closest black holes to Earth may lurk in the Hyades Cluster

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Mystery of strobing pulsar may be solved

Artist's concept of a neutron star

Probing the mysteries of neutron stars with a surprising earthly analog

Millisecond pulsar

Ask Astro: How do some astrophysical objects spin hundreds of times per second?

A rare, mysterious radio source is stumping astronomers

Artist's impression of a white dwarf pulsar

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Second-ever elusive white dwarf pulsar spotted

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‘Fireworks’ sparked by survivor of stellar collision

Astronomers studied 5,000 star-eating behemoths to find out why black holes twinkle

Ask Astro: Why are small black holes more dangerous than big ones?