Neutron stars may not be as squishy as some scientists thought
The most massive known neutron star has a surprisingly large width
![illustration of a neutron star as a bright orb on a black background](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/041921_ec_neutron-star_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
Stellar corpses called neutron stars (one illustrated) contain incredibly dense matter which, according to a new measurement, is not easily compressed.
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center