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Imagine that a massive star, one far bigger than our own sun, has died. First there is a spectacular explosion, followed by whatever remains. Sometimes it is a black hole, which can be fascinating in ...

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The lightest neutron star ever found, at around 0.77 times the mass of the sun, no longer fits with our understanding of how these stars form. It might even contain exotic matter like strange quarks.

Scientists could use the densest material in the known universe, located beneath the surface of neutron stars, to study the cosmos' most mysterious substance—dark matter. New research, published in ...