What is a neutron star?
When a star runs out of fuel to burn, it’s outer layers get ejected into space and it’s core collapses under gravity into a white dwarf. If the star was really big, more than about 8 times the mass of our Sun, then it continues to collapse, becoming denser and denser until the very atoms themselves are crushed. The enormous gravitational pressure overcomes the Weak Nuclear Force, so that electrons fall out of their orbit and touch the protons … Continue reading →