neutron star
noun
: a dense celestial object that consists primarily of closely packed neutrons and that results from the collapse of a much larger stellar body
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What is a neutron star, or pulsar?
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Adam Harrington, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
Pulsar 2849 intrigued me with its neutron star premise.
—Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 21 Dec. 2025
Furthermore, the gravitational waves suggested at least one of the two neutron stars was less massive than the sun.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 17 Dec. 2025
The particular type of neutron star that emits radio bursts is called a magnetar, with a magnetic field a thousand trillion times stronger than the Earth’s.
—Chris Impey, The Conversation, 4 Dec. 2025
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Adam Harrington, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
Pulsar 2849 intrigued me with its neutron star premise.
—Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 21 Dec. 2025
Furthermore, the gravitational waves suggested at least one of the two neutron stars was less massive than the sun.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 17 Dec. 2025
The particular type of neutron star that emits radio bursts is called a magnetar, with a magnetic field a thousand trillion times stronger than the Earth’s.
—Chris Impey, The Conversation, 4 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for neutron star
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“Neutron star.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neutron%20star. Accessed 3 Jan. 2026.
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