The life cycle of a neutron star - David Lunney
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About once every century, a massive star somewhere in our galaxy runs out of fuel. No longer able to produce sufficient energy to maintain its structure, it collapses under its own gravitational pressure and explodes in a supernova. The death of that star is the birth of a neutron star: one of the densest known objects in the universe. David Lunney explores what, exactly, a neutron star is.
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- Educator David Lunney
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What would happen if a neutron-star collision occurred close enough to Earth to deposit its freshly fabricated elements? Could methods be invented to emulate: (1) a neutron star? (2) a neutron-star collision? (3) gravity waves? Could we detect gravity waves from a supernova? What kind of collaboration has emerged from the different types of scientific observation related to this landmark event? What will be the next steps?
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Elizabeth Avramov
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I think that if a collision occurs close enough to the earth with will destroy the earth and the heavy elements will be created.
Coleman Nicks
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I don't think we could emulate a neutron star or anything of the sort because, assuming we're alive, we would just have the elements and not know precisely what happened. We could definitely detect gravity waves because we've detected them from much further away.
jackson blakeley
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the earth would be destroyed and heavy elements would be created
Olivia Dec
Olivia Dec
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I think we would begin to invent a way to emulate neutron star collision. Being able to capture a supernova close enough to earth might bring understanding to how it is done. I also think that through sounds through radio frequencies and light, we will be able to detect this supernova When it reaches us depending how far it is.
Motoki Ito
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I think no one can save and there are a lot of influences to Earth. However I don't know what will happen in real.
Brandon Mateo L.
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A neutron-star collision, but the earth would be destroyed for the black hole.
Max Stewart
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We would beome blind as soon as we notice threr is a firework in spae. And we would probably be dead in a few seconds after its radiowave and other kind of killer waves reach earth.
Leopino Sete
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Cristian Paz
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I find this video very good. I guess, the my interest in the topic was satisfied with quality dream-like animations and information. I got surprised that I'm already at the end of the video.
You also took care of the very faint background music which is perfect to my ears! Most educational videos make the mistake of annoying BGM.
Acy Brown
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i have no clue
