What are your views on this? 🤔✨
I personally completely agree with this quote from Carl Sagan, I would rather always look to find the ultimate truth of the universe, and I think that science is the way to do it.
The key difference is that during a kilonova explosion, heavier elements are made, like gold, uranium, platinum, iridium, and more. After the collision, the two neutron stars will become one black hole!
Neutron Stars part 2! ✨
In part 1 we talked about how Neutron stars form, now we are ready to talk a bit about the incredible properties of these stars!
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What happens when a neutron star collides with another neutron star? They start rotating against each other, which causes gravitational waves. When they collide, they cause a kilonova explosion, which similarly to a supernova, also sends material flying into space.
What remains now is a neutron star! This is how neutron stars form, and their properties are extremely strange.
Part 2 will be out soon! Follow to not miss it!
Remember all the outer layers form the star? Since gravity completely took over, all of these layers are pulled in at 25% the speed of light. Everything falls into the iron core, which bounces off and explodes, sending the rest of the star into space. The star has gone supernova!