11/9/2000STScI-2000-351.Hubble Sees Bare Neutron Star Streaking Across Space
It's as big as Manhattan Island, is 10 trillion times denser than steel, and is hurtling our way at speeds over 100 times faster than a supersonic jet. An alien spaceship?... (More)
1998
1/9/1998STScI-1998-072.A New Class of X-ray Star?
Teaming up space telescopes to make simultaneous ultraviolet and X-ray observations, astronomers may have solved a 20-year-old mystery and possibly discovered... (More)
1997
9/24/1997STScI-1997-323.Hubble Sees a Neutron Star Alone in Space
Astronomers using the Hubble telescope have taken their first direct look in visible light at a lone neutron star. This view offers a unique opportunity to pinpoint... (More)