Neutron+Star

=Neutron Star - 'Small and Mighty'=

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A [|neutron star] is a physical end of a lifetime of a star. It is about 20 km in diameter and in fact 1.4 times that of the mass of the [|Sun]. If you were to get a teaspoon of this, it would weigh 1 billion tonnes. This picture shows the contents of a neutron star: [] The Earths magnetic fields cannot withstand the power of a neutron stars margnetism - a massive million times larger than Earths strongest. But how these neutron stars begin is very interesting. When stars begin to die, they grow to a huge 4 - 8 times bigger and after all of their fuel runs out, a supernova occurs, blasting the top layers of the sun leaving a blinding white light. But as this happens, everything collapses on itself, including all of the protons and the electrons to form a 'neutron star', hence the name. [] [] Neutron Stars are 10 miles in diameter, yet they are more heavier than the Sun itself. If the neutron star gets smaller, then it gets a lot more heavier. You can imagine this happening if a 100kg bag was smaller than a 10kg one. You can detect a neutron star if it gives out pulsars. Bibliography: [] - A website that has a lot of information about neutron stars. []=====