Neutron stars

NASA’s Chandra peers at the densest and strangest stars – NASA

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This is an image of the leftovers from an exploded star called 3C 58, shown in X-ray and optical light. At the center of the remnant is a rapidly spinning neutron star, called a pulsar, that presents itself as a bright white object that's somewhat elongated in shape.

The supernova remnant 3C 58 contains a spinning neutron star at its center, known as PSR J0205+6449. Astronomers have studied this neutron star and others like it to investigate the nature of matter in these very dense objects. A new study, conducted using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA’s In this image of 3C 58, … Read more