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New Study Predicts Teeny Tiny Mountains on Neutron Stars – ExtremeTech
A new analysis of neutron star physics predicts the “mountains” on the surface are less than a millimeter tall.

Physicists are still arguing over whether black holes have “hair,” but we’re pretty sure neutron stars have mountains. These dead stars are extreme in every respect, from their magnetic field to gravitational influence, but the only thing extreme about…
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