Astronomers Observe the Most Massive Neutron Star Ever
Signals from the pulsar (a type of neutron star) were detected 4,600 light years away from Earth./ Astronomers using the Green Bank Observatory in West Virginia have observed the most massive neutron star ever measured. The newly discovered pulsar, J0740+6620, stretches the limits of how massive and compact scientists believe these stars to be, according to a Neutron stars are remnants of collapsed star cores that have undergone a supernova explosion. Pulsars are an extremely dense type of neutron star that spin at regular intervals, ...
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