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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For example, the current model of airspace allocation, based on decades-old frameworks, contrasts sharply with the potential for drone corridors that could populate the skies with the density of a neutron star (OK, slight exaggeration).
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Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Previously, skepticism surrounded the possibility of a radio burst escaping the intense environment of a magnetar, a neutron star with a powerful magnetic field.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
The event is driven by an earlier merger of two neutron stars; this creates an unstable intermediate neutron star, which is kept from collapsing immediately by its rapid spin.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 11 June 2024
Pulsars are rapidly spinning cosmic remnants called neutron stars that form when massive stars run out of fuel and collapse under their own gravity.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Previously, skepticism surrounded the possibility of a radio burst escaping the intense environment of a magnetar, a neutron star with a powerful magnetic field.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
The event is driven by an earlier merger of two neutron stars; this creates an unstable intermediate neutron star, which is kept from collapsing immediately by its rapid spin.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 11 June 2024
Pulsars are rapidly spinning cosmic remnants called neutron stars that form when massive stars run out of fuel and collapse under their own gravity.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Neutron star.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neutron%20star. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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