So, rather than there being one equation of state for neutron stars, there is a whole list of possible equations of state, one for each model describing possible conditions inside a neutron star.
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Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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.
Beyond rock and ice The finding of L 98-59 d challenges the long-standing astronomical belief that small exoplanets must be either gas dwarfs or water worlds covered in ice and oceans.
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Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Mar. 2026
At scale, this dwarfs data center optimization gains.
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