neutron star
noun
: a dense celestial object that consists primarily of closely packed neutrons and that results from the collapse of a much larger stellar body
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These systems are made up of the black hole and a secondary object like a star, much denser neutron star, or another black hole.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2024
There are even proposals to use gravitational-wave signals from merging black holes and neutron stars.
—Marc Kamionkowski, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
Additionally, the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, buried deep in the Antarctic ice, detects high-energy neutrinos from distant astrophysical sources, offering invaluable insights into the universe's most violent phenomena, such as black holes and neutron stars.
—Shelli Brunswick, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
Supernovae, meanwhile, occur at the end of a star’s life and result in the formation of either an ultra-dense neutron star or a black hole.
—Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Oct. 2024
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2024
There are even proposals to use gravitational-wave signals from merging black holes and neutron stars.
—Marc Kamionkowski, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
Additionally, the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, buried deep in the Antarctic ice, detects high-energy neutrinos from distant astrophysical sources, offering invaluable insights into the universe's most violent phenomena, such as black holes and neutron stars.
—Shelli Brunswick, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
Supernovae, meanwhile, occur at the end of a star’s life and result in the formation of either an ultra-dense neutron star or a black hole.
—Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Oct. 2024
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“Neutron star.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neutron%20star. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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