Neutron Stars are More Bizarre Than You Think

Step into the enigmatic realm of neutron stars, where the universe showcases its extremes. This documentary-style video guides you through the life and legacy of neutron stars, the dense remnants left by supernovae, the explosive deaths of massive stars. We delve into the heart of these cosmic enigmas, exploring how they compress more mass than the sun into a sphere just kilometers across, resulting in densities and gravitational fields almost beyond comprehension. Discover the peculiarities of neutron star phenomena, such as pulsars that beam radio waves across the cosmos and magnetars with magnetic fields trillion times stronger than Earth's.

[@user-vb5zl3oe3h]

"...the crucible the universe uses to forge its most precious elements." What a beautiful analogy.

[@SubvertTheState]

I have a lockbox containing my gold, silver and platinum. I decided to name it "Neutron Star Collision Byproducts" haha.

[@user-vb5zl3oe3h]

@@SubvertTheState Yes! Do it! Now, to get your hands on some Neutronium and Stange Matter...

[@dosidicusgigas1376]

Idk Id be pissed if I was a blacksmith and my forge exploded with such ferosity that it destroys the solar system and creates heavy elements

[@user-vb5zl3oe3h]

You had me at "Neutron Star"

[@satanofficial3902]

"Thar be GOLD!!! from them thar neutron stars!" ---Grizzled old desert prospector

[@satanofficial3902]

And then Slartibartfast incorporated the gold when constructing the Earth for the sake of pan-dimensional hyper-intelligent mice.

[@oNe-TwO-fReE]

For as far back as I can remember I have always had a fascination with Neutron Stars. Great presentation. Thanks

[@shellywms70]

Same here!

[@PioLisieux]

Bravo Your work is much appreciated by this layman

[@skyline.....]

i too am in bed 👍

[@Rick-the-Swift]

I appreciate his work too, even though I happen to be standing up👍

[@scott-qk8sm]

Well done and in words/explanations I can understand!

[@RT-qd8yl]

Awesome video. Pulsars have always taken a big chunk of my daydreaming time. I love this channel, you deserve so may more subs!

[@SubvertTheState]

Magnetars have taken up a lot of mine haha

[@Pzevv]

Great video! I like how you used sound with your graphics; I haven't seen many creators make clips as immersive as yours. But I do think that the quick animations would benefit from a 60 fps upload. What you presented definitely gets the point across, but at 30 fps many animations felt jagged to me. Just some observations, I hope the feedback helps!

[@maxstrelets263]

I think it would take a whole team of CGI creation specialists to produce such an animation. Some of the animations from the video were produced by NASA over months and even years after the whole complex of pre-simulation process.

[@RT-qd8yl]

@@maxstrelets263 Why couldn't you just upscale it?

[@maxstrelets263]

@@RT-qd8yl Weren't you talking about frame rate, rather than resolution?

[@blastypowpow]

Check out History of the Universe if you like these sorts of videos. Also Cool Worlds.

[@Pzevv]

@RT-qd8yl What @maxstrelets263 said, it technically wouldn't be upscaling. Some AI could probably interpolate the other frames, but that sounds expensive. Most modern graphic libraries should provide things like this in 60 fps though, even if it requires a more expensive license. My point was mainly that 60 fps graphics are much more digestible for people who don't understand the topic already. It feels way more coherent at those higher speeds

[@jado5705]

Magnetars are the real bad boys

[@pucmahone3893]

I agree!

[@teamsafa]

Yes, the density of the matter is high but has anyone thought about the density of the magnetic field? At 10^14 Gauss a teaspoon of the magnetic field has an energy comparable to all the electricity used on earth for two years. If we use Einsteins formula for calculating that to mass it will be about 2000 kg.

[@SubvertTheState]

@@teamsafa that's extremely confusing. My brain can convert mass to energy reasonably but not magnetic field to mass haha

[@teamsafa]

@@SubvertTheStateA magnetic field contains energy. This energy is equivalent to mass according to E=m*c²

[@richardscots-ep4yf]

@@teamsafais it the formula used for speed of light?

[@ro4eva]

They are endlessly fascinating, and in their own way, beautiful.

[@peterclancy3653]

What’s holding up the teaspoon?

[@cor2250]

Galactus

[@vicenterivera188]

There's no spoon

[@yorickmori7735]

caseoh

[@BobBob-us5fm]

A very long lever

[@lawalafeezmuffy6207]

Thor is holding it

[@bdis89]

I enjoy the Fascinating content and informative velocity.

[@michaelrenouf9173]

Really digging your videos. They are produced very well and you communicate science very well. What is your background?

[@generationxpvp]

AI generated backround 😂

[@Farinata2]

@@generationxpvp How?

[@Rick-the-Swift]

His back ground is space😂 I'd ask if you get it, but I know you totally set that one up😂

[@jeremey2072]

It's 'text to speech' - not a real person.@@Farinata2

[@stacystanley879]

Jeff foxworthy

[@GroovyVideo2]

Great show - Thanks -Fx at about 8 minutes is very bright and flashing

[@rbl4641]

These stunning entities...truly mind boggling

[@jefferyharris4066]

🐕💚🍕 I like seeing entities in bikini s 🤔😧🤠 dogs like pizza

[@YogSoth]

The writing on this channel keeps getting better imo. Not sure where he gets his ideas from but I’m loving it. This has got to be one of the top sci-fi channels on KZbin. I love the concept of a “neutron star.” I’d love to see the idea fleshed out in future episodes. The only issue I have is I think he went a little overboard with the density. 1 billion tons in a teaspoon sounds cool but it takes away from what is otherwise a very realistic idea. I think it should be toned down just a bit, maybe 10 tons for a teaspoon would be more believable. I’m pretty sure anything as dense as what is described would collapse into a black hole.

[@jamescollins345]

Please pardon me as I merely wish to be informative and not to offend, but this is a science video about actual things. Neutron stars are real. They were predicted long ago based on Einstein's equation and have since been observed. The weight of a billion tons for a sugar cube sized amount of material is based on neutrons without electrons nor empty space as atoms are. I truly hope that what I said here has been helpful. I wish all the best for you and those you love.

[@gregg9725]

I’ve been watching videos like this for years. The creator did a great job in this video, but none of this info is new and hasn’t been covered before. Search “neutron star” and you’ll find plenty more just like this, along with the scientific calculations of the teaspoonful weighing a mountain. That’s a hard idea to wrap our puny human brains around, but that doesn’t make it false

[@bjornragnarsson8692]

@@gregg9725yeah I agree. There are a some inaccuracies thrown in here as well, but I understand that he’s probably also trying to keep it limited to a depth no further than the general audience he receives.

[@spaceman081447]

It's a science channel not a sci-fi channel.

[@rtt1961]

A very nice overview.

[@zit1999]

really great visuals!

[@MrHyde11976]

Thanks for this. Was always interested in neutron stars very cool

[@0SiLe]

Great documentary thank you

[@Infinite_Horizonsss]

Geat video ❤ Thank you 😊

[@ChiefRickyRC]

Fantastic Video I learned and Enjoyed very much. 👏 bravo

[@ammohoarder]

I love this video! Beautiful graphics! And the narrator went into much greater detail than I've heard in other videos.

[@jellymop]

Neutron stars are the craziest objects in the universe to me. They are more bizarre and interesting than black holes even. Probably because they are researched (seemingly) and talked about a lot less.

[@SubvertTheState]

Magnetars are where it's at though. If a magnetar were where the moon is, you would barely be able to make out the dot blazing such bright light, but would wipe every credit card on the planet. Closer would polarize all of the atoms in your body which is what am FMRI does. Closer still would break most chemical bonds which keep you alive.

[@m4rvinmartian]

If you want something even more bizarre... the larger the black hole, the LESS DENSE the material that makes the black hole. So Stellar black holes are like neutron stars, Sag A, its density is pretty high but reasonable, and a supermassive, would only be as dense as water.

[@phillipgoodyear4196]

Brilliant and clear explanations.

[@jameshotz1350]

Its a good thing there's lots of room in outer space.

[@mistermanhattan5838]

I’m a medical doctor and I still find myself nerding-out to cosmology videos. I guess that little child inside all of us remains well into adulthood

[@briannewman532]

Fantastic, informative video.

[@scalex1882]

Would prefer more compacted content instead of repeating information two to four times.

[@appletile2887]

Does this teaspoon make me look fat?

[@StephenKeenan-rs7en]

uhthAts prEtty fUnny ty for that

[@paradisepipeco]

I'm just burning doin' the neutron dance.

[@JMazzaTaz]

Just as crazy is that all of this energy reacting in these humongous explosions and it wouldn’t make any sound

[@halfstep44]

Is that true?

[@JMazzaTaz]

@@halfstep44 Absolutely! Sound waves can’t travel thru a vacuum, hence there would be no sound

[@Trev0r98]

Interesting factoid about neutron stars: The *_speed of sound_* inside a neutron star is approximately equal to c / (3^.5) - that is, the speed of light divided by the square root of 3.

[@AmatureAstronomer]

Gee. That's bizarre.

[@slickmashable]

Nice to see Joel Osteen narrating space facts. Love the Southern drawl! 😁

[@roggekamp1]

Wonder how many people think about neutron stars 😊

[@EricRandall-ko2xn]

It seems like many more than I realized

[@ahvavee]

I do. 👍

[@leonreynolds77]

I think they are awesome. Always been in awe that a small tiny bit weighs billions of tons.

[@whit6444]

Like 5

[@roggekamp1]

I meant. If you go outside and ask people in the street what they think about neutron stars or thermal nuclear fusion, not really a subject for a short 😊

[@ioanbota9397]

Realy I like this video so so much its interestyng

[@alansmithee6273]

The script's structure is so weird and redundant. Did AI write this?

[@TXLoneStar_]

This explains why my chihuahua goes crazy once in a while.

[@subd8522]

Great video. Please avoid descriptions like 'a teaspoon of its material weighs as much as a mountain'. We have units.

[@MichaelWinter-ss6lx]

No new information here. Showing of the size comparision is full inacurate. Besides that, it's a nice work.

[@ehjones]

Can you be more specific, please?

[@thewholefnjt]

your spelling by comparison is inaccurate

[@BelleDividends]

Actually, Pulsars are more accurate/consistent/reliable as a time measurement device than atomic clocks / atomic decay.

[@GabrielSBarbaraS]

From what I am understanding here is that the time dilation between the particles in the neutron star and relatively empty space causes the gravity from the the difference in time trying to equalize itself. This may also happen on the atom scale but at barely noticeable gravity effect to us feeble humans. I really think gravity has something to do with non equal passage of time.

[@maxstrelets263]

Speaking in real - you are highlighting a fascinating aspect of Einstein's general relativity, where gravity, influenced by mass warping spacetime, affects the passage of time. This phenomenon, known as gravitational time dilation, is most noticeable near massive objects like neutron stars. It does imply that at the atomic scale, or in regions with less significant gravitational fields, time dilation effects would be much subtler and harder to observe directly.

[@jeremy454]

If an intelligent being with the ability to manipulate gravity fields came to earth, they could theoretically live entire lifetimes within 30 milliseconds. Humans can’t perceive time in lesser segments than this. So, beings could theoretically live on earth without us even knowing

[@joethestrat]

You think that because you are correct.

[@BellaBardocz]

It was great to vibrate in that way.

[@whit6444]

Mmmm

[@timduckering3717]

I love watching space matters it's interesting and then narrator makes it interesting

[@MrFat.]

Cool scene 15:26

[@KilbrideComedy]

Even cold November rain. 2:06

[@johnadams-wp2yb]

Humans may eventually understand all of the physics of the Universe, but we will never know WHY?

[@jaysartori9032]

6:14 If we could figure out a way to study the inner working of a neutron star, we just might be able to figure out what a black hole singularity is made of?

[@arongilbert5828]

"nobody really knows" -Universe

[@garyhanley3477]

Being this dense, what would these stars consist of. What is the heaviest element that we know of and how can it be compressed to such extreme density?

[@nealzschech6863]

Imagine if we could mine or harness the energy from a neutron star ⭐️

[@watgaz518]

The habitable planets are just part of the cosmetics of the universe. Maybe Neutron, Magnetar, Black Holes plus similar, are the ones giving galaxies and the universe it's shape and distribution.

[@bjornragnarsson8692]

At 6:41 you mentioned strange matter as consisting of equal numbers of top and bottom quarks, as well as strange quarks. What you meant to say was up and down quarks, not top and bottom quarks, which are flavors of third generation quarks which do not have an approximate isospin symmetry like the up and down quarks.

[@vieuxCastor]

If no more nuclear reactions in neutron stars (or maybe i misunderstood) how does it still 'shine' ?

[@photon434]

AI generated voices have vastly improved recently. I learned a lot from this video but felt disconnected from the narrator. The flawless delivery was boringly consistent and lacks any emotion or feeling. It’s nice to see a lot more content showing up, but I’m starting to miss conscious narration.

[@JALNIN66]

@6:08. I've heard of antipasta but not antignocchi. Probably not the best dish for those watching their weight.

[@Anon-xd3cf]

Okay... But how is it that these massive distant bodies come to find eachother and collide in the vastness of the observed universe? Theres a lot of space... And yet they seem drawn to eachother from distances which seem impossible. What happens to the stuff in the space between them? Is there loads of planetary debris orbiting these massive neutron stars?

[@maxstrelets263]

Man, neutron stars collide when they're in binary systems or close enough to attract each other gravitationally, eventually spiraling in due to energy loss from emitting gravitational waves. The vast space between them might contain some matter, but as they near, their intense gravity dominates, possibly capturing or disrupting nearby debris. This process is slow on human timescales but inevitable over cosmic time.

[@joethestrat]

You assume thing in space do not move?

[@davidmacphee3549]

I read Steven Hawking's books with great care but that was a long time ago and they were certainly Best Sellers.

[@ilocanodetoy2225]

Our gold here on Earth came from two colliding neutron stars.

[@leevahal900]

Wonder how they came up with 1 spoonful of starmatter weighs 1 billion tons.

[@supremeakuma]

Density if the matter was brought to EARTH.

[@robertfousch2703]

The equations are actually not difficult to perform. It’s the relative density of degenerative matter packed into the defined space, that amount of mass is calculated to determine the weight on earth under standard gravity at the surface.

[@user-cd4tl4zj1x]

It seems like they use too many crude AI videos, to the point where I wonder if the script is also made by AI.

[@secularsunshine9036]

*Let the Sunshine In...*

[@Elias_Halloran]

if only humanity could utilize the ultra dense ultra strong material of neutron stars

[@user-mq9km5lk1e]

There must be good planets around some neutron stars is just like a sun maybe the planets shall be lighting

[@Rodneytheproducer1986]

When I watch stuff like this I just think like damn we are just grains of sand in the grand scheme of things so complex

[@aintnuttinnice_7590]

i cannot contemplate the size of space, why are we here? defo not to wage war amongst one another. so confused.

[@pranjitsharma1485]

We are here to know thyself. An eye inward

[@D_D2016]

We r here just to pass few insignificant years in terms of cosmic scale and then disappear but look @ the ego factors of 99% humanity.... It never dies

[@bdis89]

We are here to argue the points of view we have using our personal first hand accounts of life and utilizing the accumulated experience we acquire through the extent of our conscious state here in this human body, whatever this is…..Sadly the difference between our points of view causes pain and suffering too often.

[@ceramicemu2063]

Maybe we’re here to wage peace amongst one another.

[@SmokingJoe62]

Despite our technical advances over the last few decades, the human race is still controlled by Neanderthals.

[@user-do1qn4pj4w]

I wonder what movie

[@patrowan7206]

Can anyone confirm whether or not the following ideas about neutron stars are true? These have fascinated me for years. 1) To an imaginary observer on the surface, the only sky visible would be confined to a hole overhead -- an illusion due to the intense gravity bending light from over the star's horizon, making it appear that the observer was at the bottom of narrow bowl. In other words, only light coming straight in from above could make it to the observer, and the horizon would appear to almost close up overhead. 2) If you were to somehow materialize on the surface, your atoms would almost instantaneously be spread out over a large area, disassociate in a flash, and become part of the star. Thanks!

[@evasionbycartwheel12345]

I think its ironic that people complain about God being intrusive and keeping records of everything you do or think yet we now have cameras everywhere and everything is stored on the "cloud" and have dei scores.

[@komolkovathana8568]

It's partially about Volume of substance,... crutially about Mass... But actually/directly... It's about "Density" = "Mass/Volume"... Means ; Super-High density of Substance (in this case, Neutron Star.) Is Super-Massive Bulk of Mass within very, very TINY little VOLUME...(Lack/Rid of Electron Field.)

[@ximorro5247]

But we cannot say a black hole is denser than a neutron star because we don't know what space matter is occupying inside the black hole. Is that correct?

[@richardbennett4365]

So, what do the soectral lines look like when one 9bserves neutron stars with a spectroscope? Ive never heard anyone discuss the spectrosopy of pulsars, magnetsrs, or neutron stars. If the neutrin is unstable and has a half-life, of 12 minutes or so, then why di we even see neutron stars at all. How can the neutron be radioactive in ine scenario, but not in anotger, these neitron stars? Explain that one.

[@RT-qd8yl]

What is going on with your typing my man

[@rjampiolo32]

@@RT-qd8yl Who Knows? Big questions yet cannot even be proofread before submitting. The last two sentences were mind-twisting LOL.

[@maxstrelets263]

It is quite simple. Neutron stars are observed using X-ray and gamma-ray telescopes. These telescopes detect the high-energy radiation emitted by neutron stars, revealing their properties and behaviors through the analysis of their spectra.

[@balipan09]

Why is Delmar from Oh Brother Where Art Thou the narrator here??

[@RX552VBK]

Black holes get too much attention sometimes. I love Neutron Stars! Their magnetic energy potential is phenomenal--and to think some of them have planets in orbit!!! Whoa! Any "life" that may develop on a planet that encircles a Neutron star must be extremophiles!

[@adamhuffman3354]

Yea that is interesting. Scientists just took some cancers into space to see if any responses to negative gravity. Any life found in the vicinity of a neutron star might have irregularities.

[@blankwavemessiah]

love it

[@dshine4571]

For anyone wondering what happens after two neutron stars collide a black hole is born

[@jasonngamare6525]

That's wrong not posible

[@gangoffour6690]

Beyond comprehension 🤔

[@maartenkersten]

I already knew

[@gandalf8216]

Their magnetic field is the most f'd up aspect, but they're almost never mentioned in videos introducing neutron stars to people. Magnetars are just batshit crazy, but that's just very young neutron stars. At any rate, long story short, the magnetic fields of neutron stars, and magnetars in particular, is so strong it makes chemistry impossible in a pretty long range. If the sun was a neutron star, then the magnetic field would extend past Mercury before quickly declining. Atoms would no longer arrange their neutrons in clouds, but in columns, disabling all known chemistry from functioning. It's so powerful, it causes spacetime itself to crystallize, which is bonkers, but too complicated to explain here.

[@Mike-gc9ih]

I have always heard that you learn the secrets of the universe when you die. I sure hope so!!!❤❤❤

[@Gazza75]

'A teaspoon weighs as much as much as mountain.' How do scientists come up with those calculations? 🍻

[@MeMe-jq3ky]

Which mountain?

[@Stephen-gp8yi]

1 teaspoon full weighs a billion tonnes?hard to get your head around that for sure!

[@rogerahier4750]

A teaspoon of a neutron star would be a huge explosion without the rest of the mass pushing it together. Would probably destroy the Earth.

[@johncall293]

Question is; how did they get a spoon that big?

[@donald-parker]

Why/how does something made of neutrons support a magnetic field?

[@billdang3953]

That's something that I have wondered about, how can something made up of particles with no electric charge generate a magnetic field.

[@Ijusthopeitsquick]

So Laura Cadonati thinks no one has ever learned anything new about stars and "the elements we're made of" before she came along. Seems a little arrogant.

[@larry-om9tg]

Wow.

[@user-sr6no5ne5d]

I'll take one nuetron star, a cup of dark matter, one cup dark energy, one super massive black hole, add in some gravity waves, the c.m.b ,mix in some warped space- time and, lest we forget,a big bang and cosmic inflation. This horse manure passes for real thermo dynamics in astrophysics. Ain't it nice? Sorry if I've offended the anyone.

[@rjampiolo32]

No intelligent people are offended, we are mostly amused by simplemindedness.

[@user-sr6no5ne5d]

Ok then in my simple minded way I thank you and refer you to a great scientist Dr.Pierre Marie Robitaille. Nuff said.

[@sevenprovinces]

Psht, what kind of half-baked recipe is this? Any true cosmic chef will add a pinch of strange matter and leave it all sauteéd in a high dose of gamma radiation for no more (but certainly not less) than 15 minutes. Bon appetit!

[@maxstrelets263]

how about a sprinkling of God's will? :D

[@user-sr6no5ne5d]

Nature works in a simple easy way. These theories represent the death of astrophysics.

[@gregorysagegreene]

'NeutronX Fans!' Tell me, amongst all the derision and small minds below, I believe this is John Innsprucker's voice, from aeronautics, military, and SpaceX ? Or not?

[@Bk77183]

Would a teaspoon of neutron matter expand into the size of a mountain when braught to earth with a much weaker gravity to keep that matter compressed?

[@davidferrara1909]

Great question! I hadn't thought about that!

[@jelt110]

You bet! Very good.

[@teamsafa]

I'm sure it would expand, but don't know what atoms that would form, maybe it could be hydrogen.

[@mccarthyti]

You mean… Explode?

[@joethestrat]

Oh jeez, maybe that's not such a good idea...

[@dennisford2000]

So neutrons are Magnetic?

[@joseperes777]

What happens to the neutron star when it cools down completely?

[@JohnDoe-tb3rv]

There's plenty of space out there

[@richardbennett4365]

If the red giant beyond a certain size explodes in a supernova and leaves behind a neutron star, then what's left behind in the kilonovae? Nova means new, so something new must be created. Is it a called a kilotron star? 😮

[@maxstrelets263]

No, mate. It's called a bit simpler - a black hole)

[@buttsexandbananapeels]

The combined mass of two colliding neutron stars should result in a black hole. This is after the conversion of a huge amount of mass into a huge amount of energy (all light, heat, and radiation associated with the kilonova itself). That should help tell just how insanely dense black holes are.

[@supecoop]

Why does a neutron star have a magnetic field? Shouldn't it be electronically and magnetically neutral?

[@maxstrelets263]

If we reason reason sensibly, neutron stars have magnetic fields due to electric currents from charged particles inside them, similar to electromagnets. Although they are filled with neutrons, the presence of protons and electrons contributes to these magnetic fields. The enormous strength of these fields is still a subject of research, and theories such as "flux freezing" offer a partial explanation.

[@shoa3199]

There is some sort of friction that's rubbing the electrons off the neutron causing magnetism. Maybe it's super fast rotation is rubbing against the fabric of space/time?

[@dengland5874]

Interesting question!

[@iftekharulalam5294]

They have nuetrons at the core, that's called neuclear sheets/pasta. Next layer is of protons followes by a cloud of electrons. Outter layers don't have enough pressure to crash electrons into protons creating neutrons. Hence the massive magnetic field.

[@rbl4ever187]

Could a neutron star or a pulser be a faild black hole or maybe a black hole losing its density? Kinda like people aging. Sounds like the process is similar but with more density.

[@mitchellharris4040]

What happens when a binary gets pulled into a black hole before the merge?? Can they pulled apart to supernova alone and repel themselves?? If so....why do we see plasma jets coming from black holes?? Apparently light does escape. Or you underestimated the gravitational pull of a black..freaking...hole!!!

[@christianchatel8387]

"Most mysterious and dense objects in the universe" ? Never heard of black holes?

[@radagastbrown9001]

I'm here because of the NEUTRON DANCE BY THE POINTER SISTERS.