In nuclear physics, "magic numbers" identify specific numbers of protons or neutrons that lead to especially stable nuclei.

Magic numbers" in nuclear physics identify specific numbers of protons or neutrons that lead to especially stable nuclei.

Researchers currently think that the dividing line between neutron stars and black holes lies much closer to 3 times the mass of the sun than 5 times the mass of the sun (Green, Jones, 2015, pg 251).

Fifty experts on nuclear physics, particle physics and astrophysics met at CERN from 9 to 13 June to discuss how to use ...

The neutron star, known as PSR J0952-0607, was discovered in 2017 about 3,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Sextans. Recent measurements show the star weighs 2.35 times as much as ...

Small but Mighty. Despite their small diameters—about 12.5 miles (20 kilometers)—neutron stars boast nearly 1.5 times the mass of our sun, and are thus incredibly dense.

Recent theoretical and experimental advances provide new insights into how mass is distributed within particles like protons, neutrons, and pions, offering critical guidance for future research ...

Neutron stars contain about as much mass as the Sun squeezed into a space not much larger than a city like Munich, Germany, as shown in this artist’s concept. Credit: ...

Neutron stars are among the most powerful and mysterious objects in the universe. Born from the explosive deaths of massive stars in supernovae, these dense stellar remnants pack more mass than our ...

The neutron star featured in this latest paper is a pulsar, PSR J0952-0607—or J0952 for short—located in the constellation Sextans between 3,200 and 5,700 light-years away from Earth.

A computer simulation shows how two neutron stars of unequal mass merge, form a black hole and spit out a jet of high energy matter.

The superdense remnants of stellar explosions, neutron stars pack a mass greater than the Sun’s into a ball about as wide as San Francisco. A single cup of this star matter would weigh about as ...