NASA’s Roman Poised to Transform Hunt for Elusive Neutron Stars

https://www.nasa.gov/missions/roman-space-telescope/nasas-roman-poised-to-transform-hunt-for-elusive-neutron-stars/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nn202618 Astronomers have long recognized that neutron stars — the ultra‑dense stellar cores left behind after massive stars explode — should be widespread in the Milky Way, yet most remain invisible. Using galaxy simulations and anticipated data from NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, researchers show the mission could identify and characterize dozens of these isolated neutron stars.