Long Read Podcast: Enigmatic neutron stars may soon give up their secrets
Long Read Podcast: Enigmatic neutron stars may soon give up their secrets  
Podcast: Nature Podcast
Published On: Mon Jun 15 2020
Description: An instrument on the International Space Station is providing new insights into some of the Universe’s most baffling objects.Neutron stars have puzzled scientists for decades. It’s known that these ultra-dense objects are born from the remnants of supernovae, yet what’s under their surface, and what processes that go on within them, remain a mystery.Now, an instrument called the Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer is providing new information to help answer these questions, ushering in a new era of research into these strange stars.This is an audio version of our feature: The golden age of neutron-star physics has arrived Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.