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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Pulsars are neutron stars, stellar remnants created when massive stars collapse at the end of their lives.
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 2 Sep. 2025
But an unseen companion like a neutron star could be siphoning material away from the larger star — and that may have been enough to release a burst of radio waves, Blanchard said.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
Located 17,000 light-years away, a very special nebula, carved by a young, pulsing, rapidly spinning neutron star, looks like an enormous cosmic hand, reaching out through the void.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 25 Aug. 2025
Scientists suspect FRBs originate from magnetars — young neutron stars with intense magnetic fields.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2025
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 2 Sep. 2025
But an unseen companion like a neutron star could be siphoning material away from the larger star — and that may have been enough to release a burst of radio waves, Blanchard said.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
Located 17,000 light-years away, a very special nebula, carved by a young, pulsing, rapidly spinning neutron star, looks like an enormous cosmic hand, reaching out through the void.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 25 Aug. 2025
Scientists suspect FRBs originate from magnetars — young neutron stars with intense magnetic fields.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Neutron star.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neutron%20star. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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