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Astronomy

Why Are Neutron Stars Incredibly Dense?

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A neutron star's density is about 10^17 kg/m³, meaning a sugar-cube-sized piece would weigh roughly 100 million tons.

Why this is interesting

Imagine squeezing the entire mass of the Sun into a sphere the size of a city—a teaspoon of that material would weigh more than all the cars on Earth. How is that possible?