Exotic Objects

Exotic Objects, Galaxies

Astronomers harness the galaxy’s biggest telescope to make most precise measurement of spinning star

Exotic Objects, Stars

Smallest speed jump of pulsar caused by billions of superfluid vortices

Exotic Objects, Stars

A new nova shines in Cygnus

Exotic Objects

With a deadly embrace, “spidery” pulsars consume their mates

Exotic Objects, Robotic Spaceflight

Chandra sees runaway pulsar firing an extraordinary jet

Exotic Objects, Galaxies

A new look at Centaurus A

Exotic Objects

Fermi makes first gamma-ray study of a gravitational lens

Exotic Objects, Stars

A pulsar discovered in a unique triple star system

Exotic Objects, Stars

Powerful ancient explosions explain new class of supernovae

Exotic Objects

New neutrino cooling theory changes understanding of neutron stars’ surfaces

Alien Life, Exoplanets, Exotic Objects, Galaxies, Planets, Solar System, Stars, The Moon, The Sun

The past year’s other huge space stories

Exotic Objects, Stars

Former missile-tracking telescope helps reveal fate of baby pulsar