companion stars

‘Vampire’ neutron star blasts are related to jets traveling at near-light speeds

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Dr. Sarah Adams

A neutron star is the remains of a massive star that once died in a supernova explosion. As a whole, neutron stars ...

Astronomers discover strangely missing stars in galaxies near Milky Way

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Dr. Sarah Adams

A newfound population of stars in nearby dwarf galaxies represents the long-sought progenitors of a specific type of stellar death, or supernova, ...