While ESA's satellite INTEGRAL was observing the sky, it spotted a burst of gamma-rays—high-energy photons—coming from the ...
While ESA's satellite INTEGRAL was observing the sky, it spotted a burst of gamma-rays -- high-energy photons -- coming from the nearby galaxy M82. Only a few hours later, ESA's XMM-Newton X-ray space ...
Magnetars are among the universe's most extreme objects - a class of the compact stellar remnants called neutron stars that ...
Artist's impression of a magnetar. Magnetars are the cosmic objects with the strongest magnetic fields ever measured in the Universe. While ESA’s satellite INTEGRAL was observing the sky, it ...
Artist's impression of a magnetar. Magnetars are the cosmic objects with the strongest magnetic fields ever measured in the Universe.
WASHINGTON, April 24 (Reuters) - Magnetars are among the universe's most extreme objects - a class of the compact stellar remnants called neutron stars that possess immensely strong magnetic fields.
For the three stars with detected astrospheres, named 70 Ophiuchi, epsilon Eridani, and 61 Cygni, the researchers estimated their mass loss rates to be 66.5±11.1, 15.6±4.4, and 9.6±4.1 times ...
Its giant flare was detected by the European Space Agency's Integral space observatory on Nov. 15, 2023, in M82, a galaxy boasting a star formation rate much higher than the Milky Way's - called a ...
The volcanic activity that began building Haleakala occurred about 2 million years ago. Haleakala is listed as a moderate threat volcano, and scientists say it’s not a matter of if but when ...
A new “major” volcanic eruption was detected in Tonga, where some 80,000 people are at risk of suffering the consequences of the one that caused a tsunami in the Pacific two days ago, ...