Neutron stars are incredibly dense remnants of massive stars that have undergone a supernova explosion. When a star with a mass between about 1.4 and 3 times that of our Sun exhausts its nuclear fuel, it can no longer support itself against gravitational collapse. The outer layers of the star are expelled in a violent explosion, while the core collapses under its own gravity.
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