
Dead Stars Are Dense Stars
These days neutron stars are big in the media, partially because they are such extreme objects. But what exactly is a neutron star – and how do you put something so extreme into perspective? Let’s try.
These days neutron stars are big in the media, partially because they are such extreme objects. But what exactly is a neutron star – and how do you put something so extreme into perspective? Let’s try.
Neutron stars are the origin of the current media wave around GW170817. I would argue that neutron stars are more interesting than black holes simply because they are the densest objects in the Universe, that still obeys out known laws of physics. Whereas thinking too much about black holes and your head explodes.