Neutron Stars

Neutron Stars

• 1.4 times the mass of our sun
• Created from the collapse of large stars
• Small dense core ,that continues to collapse, is left from up to 8 larger stars
• Enormous gravity acts on the core, 2 billion times the gravity on Earth
• Protons and electrons combine to create neutrons

Density OF NEUTRON STARS

• All people on Earth were compiled to the size of a sugar cube
• A teaspoon weighs as much as a mountain
• Held up by degeneracy pressure

Black Holes and Neutron Stars

• Neutron Stars are very close to becoming black holes
• instability of neutron can cause itself to collapse