Neutron Star Illustration (IMAGE)

West Virginia University

Neutron Star Illustration

Caption

Neutron stars are the compressed remains of massive stars gone supernova. WVU astronomers were part of a research team that detected the most massive neutron star to date.

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B. Saxton (NRAO/AUI/NSF)

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