Astrophysicists are closing in on one of the strangest possibilities in stellar evolution, a compact remnant that might sit ...

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In a unique analysis of experimental data, nuclear physicists have made observations of how lambda particles, so-called 'strange matter,' are produced by a specific process called semi-inclusive deep ...

(Nanowerk News) Telltale signatures in gravitational-wave signals from merging neutron stars should reveal what happens to matter at the extreme pressures generated during such mergers, calculations ...

Dec. 14, 2006 — According to the “Strange Matter Hypothesis,” which gained popularity in the paranormal 1980’s, nuclear matter, too, can be strange. The hypothesis suggests that small conglomerations ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Neutron stars are one of the strangest objects in the universe—so strange that scientist can only guess ...

Researchers are on the lookout for a new type of star, one composed of matter that behaves differently from the kind we’re familiar with. If these stars exist, they could solve one of the biggest ...

Neutron stars are so named because in the simplest of models they are made of neutrons. They form when the core of a large star collapses, and the weight of gravity causes atoms to collapse. Electrons ...

New theoretical analysis places the likelihood of massive neutron stars hiding cores of deconfined quark matter between 80 and 90 percent. The result was reached through massive supercomputer runs ...

(Nanowerk News) Upon the cessation of nuclear fusion that characterizes the terminal phase of a star's life, gravitational forces prevail over the diminished pressure, potentially leading to the ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—A Mississippi State physicist and her colleagues are the first scientists to observe how subatomic particles—known as lambda particles—are formed, helping researchers learn more ...