A recent measurement of a rapidly spinning neutron star has disproved what was regarded as a credible picture of the star’s center. The centers of neutron stars are stiff and not squishy. Neutron ...

Matching the neutron stars' cooling rates to their equation of state could help scientists figure out a quantum theory of gravity. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Whereas some people play extreme sports, many nuclear physicists seek the thrill of extreme isotopes, by finding, for each chemical element, the largest possible number of neutrons that can be held by ...

Testing basic principles of particle physics does not necessarily require a high-energy accelerator. As Peter Geltenbort explains, a growing community of neutron scientists is probing similarly ...