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Gravity depends on two things: the mass of the object you are dealing with. A more massive object has stronger gravity, and the close you get to the center without having any of the mass above you, the stronger the gravity gets.
To start off, a neutron star has a very large mass, as much as 3 times the mass of the sun, compacted into a very small area, about the size of a city. Since it is in such a small area objects can get very close to the center of mass.
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Does a neutron star have gravity?
The most immense gravity for it's size of any single object in the universe. If it had been a slightly larger star before it went supernova and wound up as a neutron star, it would have collapsed into a black hole - where not even light could escape it's gravity.
How much does a drop of neutron star weigh on earth?
A neutron star is so dense that one teaspoon (5 millilitres) of its material would have a mass over 5×1012 kg or 5,500,000,000 tons. About 900 pyramids of Giza. The resulting force of gravity is so strong that if an object were to fall from just one meter high it would hit the surface of the neutron star at around 2,000 kilometres per second, or 4.3 million miles per hour. See related question.
Why does a neutron star make you so incredibly heavy?
Your weight depends on your mass and the strength of the gravity where you are. A neutron star has a mass 2-3 times that of the sun compacted into a very small area, resulting in a surface gravity billions of times stronger than on Earth. As a result, at the surface of a neutron star you would weigh several billion times what you do now.
Why do you not expect to find a 5 solar mass neutron star?
There are no neutron stars with 5 solar masses because one if a neutron star exceeds 3 solar masses, the neutrons inside would no longer be able to support the extreme gravity, so the neutron star would then collapse into a black hole.A neutron star is prevented from further collapse by a force call neutron degeneracy pressure. Above 3 solar masses gravity will overcome this force and the stellar remnant will collapse completely to form a black hole.
Could a neutron star break due to a collision?
A neutron star is so dense, that apart from a direct collision from another neutron star, the chances are slim to impossible.
Does a neutron star have gravity?
The most immense gravity for it's size of any single object in the universe. If it had been a slightly larger star before it went supernova and wound up as a neutron star, it would have collapsed into a black hole - where not even light could escape it's gravity.
Can Neutron stars turn back into a normal star and if so how?
No. The mass of a neutron star is so compact and the gravity so high that it could never again become a regular star. Besides, neutron stars come from the cores of stars that have already gone nova. All the hydrogen was already fused into heavier elements.
How much does a drop of neutron star weigh on earth?
A neutron star is so dense that one teaspoon (5 millilitres) of its material would have a mass over 5×1012 kg or 5,500,000,000 tons. About 900 pyramids of Giza. The resulting force of gravity is so strong that if an object were to fall from just one meter high it would hit the surface of the neutron star at around 2,000 kilometres per second, or 4.3 million miles per hour. See related question.
What is the surface gravity of a neutron star?
Well, isn't that a fascinating question. The surface gravity of a neutron star is incredibly strong, many billions of times stronger than Earth's gravity. It's like trying to hold on to a massive bouquet of happy little clouds!
When a collapsed core becomes so dense only neutrons can exist there a what is formed?
A Neutron Star
How are black hole different from neutron star?
A neutron star is an extremely dense object in which atoms have been crushed by gravity, causing electrons and protons to merge into neutrons. A force known as neutron degeneracy pressure prevents it from collapsing further. The neutron star can emit light and other forms of radiation. A black hole is an object that has completely collapsed under the force of gravity, with all mass coming to a single point called a singularity. The gravity is so strong that, within a certain radius nothing, not even light, can escape.
What is the remains of a high mass star?
The remains of a high mass star could be a neutron star or a black hole, depending on the mass of the original star. Neutron stars are extremely dense and compact objects, while black holes are regions of spacetime where gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape.
Why does a neutron star make you so incredibly heavy?
Your weight depends on your mass and the strength of the gravity where you are. A neutron star has a mass 2-3 times that of the sun compacted into a very small area, resulting in a surface gravity billions of times stronger than on Earth. As a result, at the surface of a neutron star you would weigh several billion times what you do now.
Why do you not expect to find a 5 solar mass neutron star?
There are no neutron stars with 5 solar masses because one if a neutron star exceeds 3 solar masses, the neutrons inside would no longer be able to support the extreme gravity, so the neutron star would then collapse into a black hole.A neutron star is prevented from further collapse by a force call neutron degeneracy pressure. Above 3 solar masses gravity will overcome this force and the stellar remnant will collapse completely to form a black hole.
Could a neutron star break due to a collision?
A neutron star is so dense, that apart from a direct collision from another neutron star, the chances are slim to impossible.
How did neutron stars get its name?
The name "neutron star" some from the fact that the neutron star is mainly composed of neutrons. The gravitational pull of a neutron star is so strong that most matter are crushed into neutrons.
Pulsars cannot be spinning white dwarfs because?
because of the great mass of the star, the gravity of it is very high. So after its death, it actually contracts so tightly that even protons and electrons combine to form neutron and thus results to a star called neutron star. If its previous mass is considerably low, then it could have become a white dwarf
