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Neutron stars are the dense, collapsed cores that remain after large stars die in a supernova explosion.  
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Many observatories, including space telescopes, probed the suspected location of the source, and within about 12 hours several spotted their quarry.
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The event caused by the neutron stars has been dubbed "GW170817" because it sent ripples through space-time that reached Earth on August 17.
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Due to their extreme nature, neutron stars and pulsars have engendered a great deal of interest since their existence was proposed in 1939 and then discovered in 1967.
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Neutron stars are the densest observable objects in the universe, with a fistful of stellar material outweighing a mountain on Earth.
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A neutron star is the crushed core of a massive star that ran out of fuel, collapsed under its own weight, and exploded as a supernova. 
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The space observatory is scheduled to take off at 3:45 a.m. EST from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima, Japan.
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Mathematicians at University of Southampton have now found a new way to measure the mass of pulsars.






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