Nuclear pasta is a theoretical phase of matter that is believed to exist in the incredibly dense environments found within neutron stars. It is named "nuclear pasta" because of its proposed structural similarities to pasta shapes, such as spaghetti and lasagna. In the extreme conditions of a neutron star, where the density is so high that protons and electrons merge to form neutrons, the interactions between nucleons (neutrons and protons) lead to various states of matter.
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