What Are Neutron Stars?

When a dying star is too massive to leave behind a white dwarf and not massive enough to leave behind a black hole, you get a neutron star (sometimes a pulsar). It's a very compact clump of neutrons surrounded by a very strong magnetic field. These things are crazy!!
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VIDEO ANNOTATIONS/CARDS

What Are White Dwarf Stars?
   • What Are White Dwarf Stars?  

Nuclear Fusion Explained:
   • Nuclear Fusion Explained  

Periodic Table Explained:
   • Why does the Periodic Table look like...  

What Are Gravitational Waves?
   • What Are Gravitational Waves?  
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RELATED YOUTUBE VIDEOS

Kurz Gesagt on Neutron Stars:
   • Atoms As Big As Mountains — Neutron S...  

Crash Course on Neutron Stars:
   • Neutron Stars: Crash Course Astronomy...  

Socratica on Neutron Stars:
   • What are neutron stars?  (Astronomy)  
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OTHER SOURCES

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0201117
imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/science/objects/neutron_star…
astronomy.swin.edu.au/cosmos/P/Photodisintegration
physics.nist.gov/cuu/Constants/
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LINKS TO COMMENTS

Cam Brown - Da-Warv:
   • What Are White Dwarf Stars?  
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IMAGE CREDITS

LIGO:
www.ligo.caltech.edu/image/ligo20150731c