An accessible introduction to neutron stars that includes details on their life cycles as well as detailed information on neutron star variants such as x-ray and gamma ray bursters. ... M. Coleman Miller

A neutron star is about 20 km in diameter and has the mass of about 1.4 times that of our Sun. This means that a neutron star is so dense that on Earth, one teaspoonful would weigh a billion tons!

Like their less massive counterparts, white dwarfs, the heavier a neutron star gets the smaller it gets. Imagine if a 10 pound bag of flour was smaller than a 5 pound bag!

Black Holes and Neutron Stars offers a non-technical discussion about black holes and neutron stars. Topics include what they are, how they form, and how we detect them. ... Hits since 27 April 1996:

Overview of what is known about neutron stars, including a discussion of X-ray bursters. ... Baade and Zwicky predict the possible existence of a neutron star.

Descriptions and MPEG movies based on general relativistic simulations of black holes: What will an observer see close to a black hole, or in the neighborhood of a neutron star? ... A neutron star?

A neutron star is a type of remnant that can result from the gravitational collapse of a massive star during a Type II, Type Ib or Type Ic supernova event. Such stars are composed almost entirely of neutrons, which are subatomic particles without electrical charge and roughly...

If the neutron star is rotating rapidly, as most young neutron stars are, the strong magnetic fields combined with rapid rotation create an awesome generator that can produce electric...

A neutron star is the imploded core of a massive star produced by a supernova explosion.

U. Chicago computer simulations of neutron star explosions: ... The gas, pinned to the neutron star by gravity, spreads across the surface. As more and more gas rains down,