"21 Neutron Stars Discovered Orbiting Sun-like Stars"

Astronomers using data from the European Space Agency's Gaia mission have discovered 21 neutron stars orbiting sun-like stars. These neutron stars, found by detecting the gravitational wobble they cause in their companion stars, are the first to be identified purely through their gravitational effects. The discovery challenges existing models of binary star formation and suggests that such pairings, though rare, can survive the cataclysmic processes of stellar evolution.