WDs and neutron stars are far-reaching and multi-faceted laboratories in the hunt for dark
matter. We review detection prospects of wave-like, particulate, macroscopic and black hole …

Determining the Equation of State (EOS) of dense neutron-rich nuclear matter is a shared
goal of both nuclear physics and astrophysics. Except possible phase transitions, the density …

The quantum chromodynamics (QCD) axion may modify the cooling rates of neutron stars
(NSs). The axions are produced within the NS cores from nucleon bremsstrahlung and …

The next generation of ground-based gravitational-wave detectors, the Einstein Telescope
and Cosmic Explorer, present a unique opportunity to put constraints on dense matter …

A century ago, nuclear physics entered astrophysics, giving birth to a new field of science
referred to as “Nuclear Astrophysics”. With time, it developed at an impressive pace into a …

The dense environment of neutron stars makes them an excellent target for probing dark
matter interactions with the Standard Model. We study neutron star heating from capture of …

Ages and thermal luminosities of neutron stars, inferred from observations, can be
interpreted with the aid of the neutron star cooling theory to gain information on the …

A promising probe to unmask particle dark matter is to observe its effect on neutron stars, the
prospects of which depend critically on whether captured dark matter thermalizes in a timely …

Neutron stars provide a cosmic laboratory to study the nature of dark matter particles and
their interactions. Dark matter can be captured by neutron stars via scattering, where kinetic …

We outline two important effects that are missing from most evaluations of the dark matter
capture rate in neutron stars. As dark matter scattering with nucleons in the star involves …