The Extraordinary Physics of Neutron Stars

Neutron stars are among the most extreme objects in the universe—ultra-dense remnants of stellar explosions that compress the Sun’s mass into a city-sized sphere.

Their gravity and magnetic fields reach unimaginable levels, warping spacetime and bending light so severely that parts of the star can be seen from multiple angles at once.

A single fragment would weigh billions of tons, making these “dead” stars some of the most intense physical environments known.

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