A strange object in space has been blinking roughly once every half hour since 1988
Unlike any pulsar or magnetar yet observed by astronomers
Neutron star articles
Astronomers discover neutron star devouring its brown dwarf companion in "black widow" binary system
The pair of stars have a record-breaking orbital period of only one hour
Researchers discover extremely dense neutron star 4,600 light-years from Earth
It's got over twice the mass of Sun and measures just 15 miles in diameter