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Merging Neutron Stars
Artwork of two neutron stars colliding
Merging Neutron Stars
Neutron stars merging. Neutron stars are the remnants of stars that have run out of fuel and exploded as supernova, eventually collapsing into a superdense core. A typical neutron star has a mass of between 1.3 and 2.1 solar masses but measures only 10km
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Title: Merging Neutron Stars

Category: Stars & Nebulae

Medium: Photoshop

Date: 2017

Client: Personal

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binary star collision neutron star star
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