Even Phenomenally Dense Neutron Stars Fall Like a Feather
Thursday, July 5, 2018 - 18:07
in Astronomy & Space
Astronomers have given one of Einstein's predictions on gravity its most stringent test yet. By precisely tracking the meanderings of three stars in a single system - two white dwarf stars and one ultra-dense neutron star - the researchers determined that even phenomenally compact neutron stars "fall" in the same manner as their less-dense counterparts