Space exploration, which accelerates with the developing technology, provides us with surprising information about the universe every day. While it has just emerged from the effects of the photos shared by the James Webb Space Telescope, it has now been announced that another important discovery has been made. Experts have found important information about a star in the Milky Way.
According to a study published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, scientists measured the mass of a neutron star named PSR J0952-0607 in our galaxy. As a result of the measurements, it was seen that this star has a mass 2.35 times greater than the mass of the Sun.
PSR J0952-0607 becomes the most massive neutron star ever discovered
According to the scientists, this measurement made PSR J0952-0607 the most massive neutron star ever discovered. It was also stated that this could contribute to the study of dense stars thought to be close to the mass limit set for neutron stars and on the verge of collapse.
Neutron stars are the collapsed cores of stars 8 to 30 times the mass of the Sun after a supernova. These nuclei can be about 1.5 times the size of the Sun and are characterized as one of the densest bodies in the universe. The only thing denser than neutron stars are black holes.
Also known as the ‘black widow’, this star, 3,200 to 5,700 light-years away, spins very quickly and reaches this high mass by consuming its companion star, researchers at Stanford University say. The team adds that this provides important information about neutron stars.
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