Neutron stars are the densest objects we can observe, formed when massive stars (8+ times the Sun's mass) explode in supernovae, causing their cores to collapse so intensely that protons and electrons fuse into pure neutrons, creating objects only about 20 km wide yet containing more mass than our entire Sun; a teaspoon of neutron star material would weigh approximately one billion tons on Earth, and when two neutron stars collide in a kilonova event, they create heavy elements like gold, meaning all gold on Earth originated from ancient neutron star collisions.
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A teaspoon of this would weigh a billion tons, and it's only the size of your city. One neutron stars form when a massive star explodes. The core collapses so violently, protons and electrons crush into pure neutrons. Two, the result, an object 20 km wide containing more mass than our entire sun. Three, some spin 700 times per second, faster than a kitchen blender.
Four, get too close and gravity stretches you atom by atom into a thread. Scientists actually call it spaghettification. Five, and when two collide, they create gold. Every piece of gold on Earth came from a neutron star collision. You're literally wearing stardust. Follow for more.
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