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Saturday, 26 February 2011

the neutron star

This view of the neutron star heart of the supernova remnant 
Casseopeia A reveals its core, which scientists think is filled with a 
superfluid
This image presents a composite of X-rays from Chandra (red, green, and blue) and optical data from Hubble (gold) of Cassiopeia A, the remains of a massive star that exploded in a supernova. Inset: A cutout of the interior of the neutron star, where densities increase from the crust (orange) to the core (red) and finally to the region where the "superfluid" exists (inner red ball).
CREDIT: X-ray: NASA/CXC/xx; Optical: NASA/STScI; Illustration: NASA/CXC/M.Weiss

The ultradense core of an exploded star contains a bizarre form of superconducting matter called a superfluid

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