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What would happen if you brought a neutron star to Earth?
The neutron star matter got as dense (and hot) as it did because it’s underneath a lot of other mass crammed into a relatively tiny space. A spoonful of neutron star suddenly appearing on Earth’s surface would cause a giant explosion, and it would probably vaporize a good chunk of our planet with it.
How much would one teaspoonful of neutron star material weigh on earth?
around a billion tonnes
They have densities of 1017 kg/m3(the Earth has a density of around 5×103 kg/m3 and even white dwarfs have densities over a million times less) meaning that a teaspoon of neutron star material would weigh around a billion tonnes.
Can we create a neutron star on earth?
It is impossible (at our current state of technological prowess) to blow up a star, say, but we can build an analog by recreating some of the conditions of a supernova. But they didn’t have to scoop a chunk of neutron degenerate matter from the surface of a real neutron star either.
How big would the Earth be if it were a neutron star?
305 m
The entire mass of the Earth at neutron star density would fit into a sphere of 305 m in diameter (the size of the Arecibo Telescope).
What happens to the mass of a neutron star when it dies?
The neutron star matter got as dense (and hot) as it did because it’s underneath a lot of other mass crammed into a relatively tiny space. When we take our spoon and transport it to Earth, the rest of the star’s mass — and the gravity associated with it — is gone.
How much does a spoonful of neutron star weigh?
A tablespoon of neutron star weighs more than 1 billion tons (900 billion kg) — the weight of Mount Everest. So while you could lift a spoonful of Sun, you can’t lift a spoonful of neutron star.
Can a neutron star orbit the Earth?
Considering that the sun has 99\% of th mass of our solar system, the earth is incredibly light next to a neutron star. There is no way a neutron star would orbit earth. In any case, earth would be the one orbiting the star. The minimum mass for a natural neutron star is about 1.4 suns. Earth would be orbiting the neutron star.
Why are neutron stars held together by a strong force?
The neutron star matter isn’t held together by the strong force – it’s held together by gravity. Without the extreme gravitational compression present on a neutron star, the neutrons would be forced apart extremely violently by the neutron degeneracy pressure, and the strong force would not prevent it.