spicy pancake@lemmy.zip to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 24 hours agoShould Neutron Stars be Added to the Periodic Table?lemmy.zipimagemessage-square62fedilinkarrow-up1414arrow-down15file-text
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https://jabde.com/2024/08/10/should-neutron-stars-be-added-to-the-periodic-table/ I say yes, entirely because it’s hilarious
minus-squarebleistift2@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·22 hours agoWhoopsie. I used to assume neutron stars are made of neutrons. It turns out Big Astronomy lied to me.
minus-squareNatanael@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·9 hours agoNeutron stars have so high pressure that MOST but not all protons decay into neutrons plus electrons (plus neutrinos)
minus-squareRevan343@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·21 hours agoNeutron stars are made of neutrons in the same way that tapwater is made of water molecules: primarily, but not entirely
minus-squareHighlow@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down6·20 hours agoI thought they were made from your mom’s dingleberries
Whoopsie. I used to assume neutron stars are made of neutrons. It turns out Big Astronomy lied to me.
Neutron stars have so high pressure that MOST but not all protons decay into neutrons plus electrons (plus neutrinos)
Neutron stars are made of neutrons in the same way that tapwater is made of water molecules: primarily, but not entirely
I thought they were made from your mom’s dingleberries