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NASA picked SpaceX to launch StarBurst, small satellite hunting neutron star merger and short gamma-ray burst signals. Flies on Bandwagon rideshare, Falcon 9, from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral.

#NASA #SpaceX #StarBurst #Falcon9 #GammaRayBursts #NeutronStars
September 18, 2026 at 11:11 AM
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#astronomy Links to ASTRONOMY and science #stars #Betelguese #planets #moons #suns #space #neutronstars #asteroids
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Researchers Discover the Largest Known Explosion in the Universe!   ASTRONOMY and SCIENCE What If Earth got Kicked Out of the Solar System? ...
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September 1, 2026 at 9:28 AM
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Did you catch the subtle map in the background? 👀

The dashed contours track distance from our solar system 🟡 on a log scale, so as we move through these neutron stars 🟠 we’re also moving across the scale of the Universe.

Thanks for joining me on this journey! ✨

#NeutronStars #Astronomy
August 28, 2026 at 1:18 AM
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The Crab Pulsar is slowly losing rotational energy as it powers the nebula around it!

It drives a powerful wind of particles and magnetic fields that helps keep the Crab Nebula glowing ✨

#CrabNebula #Pulsars #NeutronStars
Infographic featuring PSR B0531+21, the Crab Pulsar, about 6200 light-years from Earth. A colourful stylised Crab Nebula in blue, green, yellow and red surrounds a glowing pulsar at its centre. Text reads, “a pulsar spinning ~30 times per second at the heart of the Crab Nebula.” An orange handwritten note says, “we saw its birth in 1054!” The background shows a map of the Universe with dashed, logarithmically spaced distance contours and an orange dot marking the location of the Crab Pulsar on a distance scale relative to Earth. Created by Shanika Galaudage.
August 28, 2026 at 1:18 AM
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The Double Pulsar allows us to test gravity!

Its tight orbit lets astronomers measure relativistic effects with extraordinary precision, including how spacetime delays the pulsars’ signals as they pass through the system.

#GeneralRelativity #Pulsars #NeutronStars
Infographic featuring PSR J0737−3039, the Double Pulsar, about 2400 light-years from Earth. Two pale-blue pulsars, each with magnetic-field loops and beams, are shown orbiting one another along a large dotted path. Text reads, “a pair of pulsars whose extreme orbit lets us test gravity with remarkable precision.” An orange handwritten note says, “and they will merge too… in about 85 million years!” The background shows a map of the Universe with dashed, logarithmically spaced distance contours and an orange dot marking the location of the Double Pulsar on a distance scale relative to Earth. Created by Shanika Galaudage.
August 28, 2026 at 1:18 AM
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Inside Vela, neutrons are thought to form a superfluid. When tiny quantum vortices rearrange, they can transfer angular momentum to the crust 🌀

So these glitches give us a rare glimpse of what’s happening inside a neutron star 👀

#NuclearAstrophysics #Pulsars #NeutronStars
Infographic featuring PSR J0835−4510, the Vela Pulsar, about 1000 light-years from Earth. A pale-blue pulsar with cyan magnetic-field loops, a purple rotation axis and a dotted beam is surrounded by wispy blue-grey shapes. Text reads, “a pulsar famous for tiny, sudden jumps in its rotation rate.” An orange handwritten note says, “this is what we call a glitch!” The Solar System is also marked nearby. The background shows a map of the Universe with dashed, logarithmically spaced distance contours and an orange dot marking the location of the Vela Pulsar on a distance scale relative to Earth. Created by Shanika Galaudage.
August 28, 2026 at 1:18 AM
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Pulsars are basically cosmic lighthouses 💡🏠

As a neutron star spins, beams of light sweep across space, and if one crosses Earth, we see pulses!

PSR B1919+21 was the first clue that these strange stellar remnants really existed!

#AstronomyHistory #Pulsars #NeutronStars
Infographic featuring PSR B1919+21, also known as PSR J1921+2153, about 1000 light-years from Earth. A pale-blue pulsar with cyan magnetic-field lines, a purple rotation axis and a curved dotted beam appears at centre. Text reads, “the first pulsar discovered, spotted by Jocelyn Bell Burnell in 1967.” An orange handwritten text says it was briefly nicknamed “LGM-1” for “Little Green Men.” The background shows a map of the Universe with dashed, logarithmically spaced distance contours and an orange dot marking the location of PSR B1919+21 on a distance scale relative to Earth. Created by Shanika Galaudage.
August 28, 2026 at 1:18 AM
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Meet PSR J1748−2446ad:
The fastest-spinning pulsar known 💨

It makes one full turn in just ~1.4 milliseconds!

Like other millisecond pulsars, it was likely “spun up” by accreting matter from a companion.

#Astronomy #Pulsars #NeutronStars
Infographic featuring PSR J1748−2446ad, about 20,000 light-years from Earth. A pale-blue pulsar is shown with cyan magnetic-field loops, a purple rotation axis and a wavy dotted beam. Text reads, “the fastest-spinning pulsar, it spins 716.35 times per second!” An orange handwritten note says, “it’s faster than a kitchen blender! pulsar go brrr…” The background shows a map of the Universe with dashed, logarithmically spaced distance contours and an orange dot marking the location of PSR J1748−2446ad on a distance scale relative to Earth. Created by Shanika Galaudage.
August 28, 2026 at 1:18 AM
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SGR = Soft Gamma Repeater, a name given to sources seen repeatedly bursting in gamma rays.

SGR 1806−20 turned out to be a magnetar, and in 2004, it produced one of the most extraordinary outbursts ever seen from our Galaxy 🧲✨

#Magnetars #NeutronStars #HighEnergyAstrophysics
Infographic featuring SGR 1806−20, a magnetar about 30,000 light-years from Earth. A pale-blue neutron star is surrounded by looping cyan magnetic-field lines and a curved dotted beam. Text reads, “magnetar that unleashed a huge gamma-ray flare in 2004.” An orange handwritten text says, “this event actually disturbed Earth’s ionosphere!” The background shows a map of the Universe with dashed, logarithmically spaced distance contours and an orange dot marking the location of SGR 1806−20 on a distance scale relative to Earth. The Galactic Centre is marked nearby on the background map of the Universe. Created by Shanika Galaudage.
August 28, 2026 at 1:18 AM
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It’s time for a tour through the Universe to meet some iconic neutron stars: pulsars, magnetars, mergers & more! ✨

We’ll start 130 million light-years away, with two neutron stars that are no more… 👀

#NeutronStars #Astronomy #Astrophysics
Infographic introducing a tour of iconic neutron stars. Large white text reads, “Meet some iconic Neutron Stars:” with orange handwritten text below reading, “pulsars, magnetars & mergers across the cosmos!” A pale-blue neutron star with looping magnetic-field lines and a curved dotted beam appears at lower right. The background is a map of the Universe, with faint dashed, logarithmically spaced distance contours labelled in light-years. Created by Shanika Galaudage.
August 28, 2026 at 1:18 AM
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Hi, I'm Sofia. I'm 18 and just starting out in physics. MIPT student
Interested in relativistic astrophysics, neutron stars, pulsars, and compact objects.
I'll share papers, ideas, and questions I'm trying to understand.
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August 27, 2026 at 3:55 PM
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Check out my space collection linda-howes.pixels.com/featured/ns-...

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August 24, 2026 at 1:13 AM
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It's #NeutronStarWeek!

Come with me on a tour through the Universe to meet some iconic neutron stars: pulsars, magnetars, mergers & more!

But let's start 130,000,000 light-years away, with two neutron stars that are no more... 👀

#Astronomy #NeutronStars
Infographic, created by Shanika Galaudage, introducing a tour of iconic neutron stars. Large white text reads, “Meet some iconic Neutron Stars:” with orange handwritten text below reading, “pulsars, magnetars & mergers across the Universe!” A pale-blue neutron star with looping magnetic-field lines and a curved dotted beam appears at lower right. The background is a map of the Universe, with faint dashed, logarithmically spaced distance contours labelled in light-years.
August 17, 2026 at 9:15 PM
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🚨 Public service announcement 🚨

Black Holes have a whole week dedicated to them. We think Neutron Stars deserve one too!

So @rami.spaceaustralia.com and I are making it happen!

✨ Welcome to Neutron Star Week ✨

#Astronomy #NeutronStarWeek #NeutronStars #SciComm
August 16, 2026 at 10:26 PM
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New in the #VirtualObservatory: “Catalog of outbursts of neutron star LMXBs” by Heinke C.O. et al.
https://cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/cat/J/ApJS/279/57
#neutronstars #astronomicalreferencematerials #stellardistance #xraybinarystars
VizieR J/ApJS/279/57
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August 7, 2026 at 6:58 AM
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#astronomy AN EYE ON SPACE #stars #planets #moons #suns #space #neutronstars #asteroids #asteroidbelt #Ceres #exoplanets #Oort_cloud
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July 17, 2026 at 8:42 AM
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July 16, 2026 at 5:26 PM
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New paper out! 🚀 We explored how realistic neutron stars "ring". We found that unequal internal pressure directly changes their vibration patterns (axial modes). 🌌👇
🔗 journals.aps.org/prd/abstract...
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#Astrophysics #NeutronStars #Physics
July 10, 2026 at 1:54 PM
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A new AI simulation drastically speeds up modeling of neutron star mergers, providing faster predictions for the production of heavy elements.

#AI #Astrophysics #NeutronStars
AI Accelerates Neutron Star Merger Modeling
A new AI simulation drastically speeds up modeling of neutron star mergers, providing faster predictions for the production of heavy elements.
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July 9, 2026 at 11:00 PM
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#astronomy AN EYE ON SPACE #stars #planets #moons #suns #space #neutronstars #asteroids #asteroidbelt #Ceres #exoplanets #Oort_cloud
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SPOTLIGHT:   Astrophotography AN EYE ON SPACE 5 Space Misconceptions Most People Still Believe 🪐 Why We're Trapped in Our Own Solar System ...
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July 5, 2026 at 4:23 PM
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Plutonium in Earth rocks reveals a brutal collision Plutonium in Earth rocks discovered in deep-sea ferromanganese crusts provides definitive evidence of a neutron star merger that occurred approxi...

#Research #EarthScience #NeutronStars #Plutonium […]

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June 23, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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New in the #VirtualObservatory: “Study of Gaia binaries with compact companions” by Shahaf S. et al.
https://cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/cat/J/MNRAS/518/2991
#orbits #stellarmasses #neutronstars #whitedwarfstars
VizieR J/MNRAS/518/2991
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June 20, 2026 at 6:54 AM
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#astronomy AN EYE ON SPACE #stars #planets #moons #suns #space #neutronstars #asteroids #asteroidbelt #Ceres #exoplanets #rogue_planet #Oort_cloud
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SPOTLIGHT:   Astrophotography AN EYE ON SPACE Why We're Trapped in Our Own Solar System Has a Deeply Unsettling Answer 🪐 How This Rogue Pla...
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June 19, 2026 at 5:16 AM
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#astronomy AN EYE ON SPACE #stars #planets #moons #suns #space #neutronstars #asteroids #asteroidbelt #Ceres #exoplanets #rogue_planet
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SPOTLIGHT:   Astrophotography AN EYE ON SPACE How This Rogue Planet Is Surviving Without A Sun In Deep Space? #shorts 🪐 Could we FINALLY ph...
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June 6, 2026 at 8:32 PM
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#astronomy AN EYE ON SPACE #stars #planets #moons #suns #space #neutronstars #asteroids #asteroidbelt #Ceres #Planet9 #exoplanets
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SPOTLIGHT:   Astrophotography AN EYE ON SPACE Could we FINALLY photograph an Earth-like exoplanet?! 🪐 An Epic Journey Around The Milky Way ...
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June 4, 2026 at 9:43 PM