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

Examples of neutron star in a Sentence

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This is how close NASA's Parker Solar Probe will fly by the sun Astronomers hypothesize that the FRBs could be originating from two supernova remnants, called neutron stars, that are merging or collapsing onto themselves, Shah said. —Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 24 Jan. 2025

One of the fast radio bursts appears to have come from the chaotic, magnetically active environment near a type of dense neutron star called a magnetar. —Ashley Strickland, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025

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). —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

Word History

First Known Use

1934, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

neutron star

noun

: a very dense object in space that consists of closely packed neutrons and is produced by the collapse of a much larger star