Earth and Space

Neutron stars’ mini-mountains

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Strong gravitational forces cause neutron stars to be almost perfectly spherical - if a typical neutron star were expanded to the size of the Earth, there would be no mountains higher than 10 m above sea level on its surface.

References

Neutron stars’ mini-mountains
M. Begelman, Turn Right at Orion: Travels through the Cosmos, New York, NY, Basic Books, 2000, pp. 90-91

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RESEARCH REVIEW Earth and Space

Some students observe the Sun moving up and down and this explains why it gets dark at night and light during the day

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Some students deduce that the Earth must go around the Sun each day

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