NASA Just Accidentally Detected Something Huge Traveling Towards Earth

NASA Just Accidentally Detected Something Huge Traveling Towards Earth Interestingly, unlike other fusion reactions, iron does not release energy. As a result, the fusion process no longer generates the outward pressure required to counterbalance the star s gravity. Suddenly, nothing impedes the star s collapse under the weight of its own gravitational force. As the star s outer layers cave inward without any opposing force, they rapidly converge toward the iron core. This compression squeezes the matter tightly, creating a neutron star. And after this collapse, a tiny remnant remains when compared to its original size. A star that was once hundreds of times bigger than the Sun becomes as small as a city. These neutron stars are incredibly dense, earning their name because the protons and electrons of their atoms are crushed together due to the extreme pressure within. As a result, long chains of robust, neutronrich material are generated within the star, resembling the conditions found