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The life cycle of a neutron star - David Lunney

The life cycle of a neutron star - David Lunney

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About once every century, a massive star somewhere in our galaxy runs out of fuel. No longer able to produce sufficient energy to maintain its structure, it collapses under its own gravitational pressure and explodes in a supernova. The death of that star is the birth of a neutron star: one of the densest known objects in the universe. David Lunney explores what, exactly, a neutron star is. Lesson by David Lunney, directed by JodyPrody
Date: 2020-08-22

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not scaled to speed but still fun to think about: a neutron star spinning 700 rotations per second. grab a fidget spinner. spin that as hard as you can. youll maybe get 6000 rotations p/m thats roughly 104 per second. a neutron star is spinning 6. 7x faster than that.
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Why should a neutron star, which is made of neutrons (a particle without electrical charge) have extremely strong magnetic fields, which should be formed by the movement of electrically charged particles? please explain this to me.
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Im in awe of scientist seeing a flickering light light years away and then being able to describe the whole process from Earth.
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