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Crash Course Astronomy
Dark Energy, Cosmology part 2: Crash Course Astronomy #43
Most of the universe is made up of a mysterious entity that pervades space: dark energy.
Neutron Stars: Crash Course Astronomy #32
Welcome to school without the classroom! Join host Phil Plait and discover everything there is to know about the cosmos.
Neutron Stars: Crash Course Astronomy #32
Season 1 Episode 32 | 12m 42s
In the aftermath of a 8 – 20 solar mass star’s demise we find a weird little object known as a neutron star. Neutrons stars are incredibly dense, spin rapidly, and have very strong magnetic fields. Neutrons stars with the strongest magnetic fields are called magnetars, and are capable of colossal bursts of energy that can be detected over vast distances.
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