Research
Discovery of a likely supermassive neutron star in a remarkably wide binary
Science · By Xinlin Zhao, Song Wang, Guang-Yao Xiao, Meng Sun, Roberto Soria, Kyle Akira Rocha, Seth Goggage, Pengfei Wang, Hongliang Yan, Xuan Mao, Yang Huang, Maosheng Xiang, Shuai Liu, Dan Qiu, Meng Zhang, Xue Li, Fabo Feng, Xihong Luo, Xiaohong Yang & Jifeng Liu ·
The Brief
- Researchers report a likely supermassive neutron star in a remarkably wide binary system.
- The findings were published in Science Advances, Volume 12, Issue 46, November 2026.
Why it matters
Supermassive neutron stars are a rare and theoretically debated class of compact object, so a candidate in a wide binary offers a concrete case for testing ideas about how such stars form and persist.
Who’s affected
- astrophysicists studying compact objects and binary stars
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- #binary stars
- #compact objects
- #astrophysics
Science Advances, Volume 12, Issue 46 , November 2026.
Timeline
Discovery of a likely supermassive neutron star in a wide binary reported in Science Advances
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Discovery of a likely supermassive neutron star in a remarkably wide binary