Star crust is 10 billion times stronger than steel


The crust of neutron stars is 10 billion times stronger than steel, according to new simulations. That makes the surface of these ultra-dense stars tough enough to support long-lived bulges that could produce gravitational waves detectable by experiments on Earth.

Full article by Rachel Courtland on NewScientist

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