Neutron Star Size Comparison (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Neutron Star Size Comparison

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A neutron star is the densest object astronomers can observe directly, crushing half a million times Earth's mass into a sphere about 12 miles across, or similar in size to Manhattan Island, as shown in this illustration.

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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

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