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To: MtnClimber
a star as dense as nuclear matter

I don't know what that means. A neutron star has the mass between 1.4 and 2x the mass of the sun compacted into a diameter of about 12 miles.

4 posted on 04/16/2024 1:34:00 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page. More photos added.)
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To: MtnClimber
A neutron star has the mass between 1.4 and 2x the mass of the sun compacted into a diameter of about 12 miles.

So, it's jus' a bunch a gas?

7 posted on 04/16/2024 1:50:54 PM PDT by Bullish (...And just like that, I was off the ping list.)
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To: MtnClimber

As dense as an atomic nucleus. A neutron star (i.e. pulsar) is for the most part a giant atomic nucleus weighing more than the sun, and made up of tightly packed neutrons. The exact density varies from surface to core, but generally is about 100 million tons per cc.


11 posted on 04/16/2024 2:00:46 PM PDT by Telepathic Intruder
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