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‘Vampire’ neutron star explosions involve jets traveling at speeds close to the speed of light

A neutron star is the remains of a once massive star that died in a supernova explosion. As a whole, neutron stars are considered some of the most extreme objects in the known universe – and this is especially true when these incredibly dense stellar remnants exist alongside companion stars (that are not yet “dead”)… Read More »