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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In the 10 years since then, scientists have detected hundreds of black holes coming together, as well as other extreme cosmic events like neutron stars colliding and black holes merging with a neutron star.
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Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
Among these new discoveries is a neutron star–black hole merger.
—Chad Hanna, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
In astrophysics, neutron stars are known to have vast superfluid layers.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
Pulsars are neutron stars, stellar remnants created when massive stars collapse at the end of their lives.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
Among these new discoveries is a neutron star–black hole merger.
—Chad Hanna, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
In astrophysics, neutron stars are known to have vast superfluid layers.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
Pulsars are neutron stars, stellar remnants created when massive stars collapse at the end of their lives.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 2 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for neutron star
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“Neutron star.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neutron%20star. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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