Most Massive Neutron Star Ever Detected, Almost too Massive to Exist

Posted on 2019-09-16 at 11:00 am.

Written by Green Bank Observatory

Astronomers using the GBT have discovered the most massive neutron star to date, a rapidly spinning pulsar approximately 4,600 light-years from Earth. This record-breaking object is teetering on the edge of existence, approaching the theoretical maximum mass possible for a neutron star.

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