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What's Inside a Neutron Star Shouldn't Exist

Image: NASA/ESA/NRAO/AUI/NSF/G. Dubner (University of Buenos Aires). The Crab Nebula: the expanding remnant of a supernova witnessed in 1054 AD. At its heart spins a...

Apr 14, 2026 5 min read Imbrium Editorial Team

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We Thought We'd Found Aliens — It Was a Dead Star Ticking

Image: NASA/CXC/SAO Somewhere in the northern sky, a collapsed star the size of a city is spinning on its axis once every 1.337 seconds. It...

Apr 09, 2026 9 min read Imbrium Editorial Team

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A Dead Star Shook Earth's Atmosphere From 50,000 Light-Years Away

A dead star 50,000 light-years away shook Earth's magnetosphere in 0.2 seconds. Magnetars are the most magnetic objects in the universe.

Apr 08, 2026 8 min read Imbrium Editorial Team

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What's Inside a Neutron Star Shouldn't Exist

We Thought We'd Found Aliens — It Was a Dead Star Ticking

A Dead Star Shook Earth's Atmosphere From 50,000 Light-Years Away