Neutron Stars, Pulsars, and Magnetars

Neutron Stars, Pulsars, and Magnetars are the most extreme objects in the Universe that aren't Black Holes. Their extreme densities make neutron stars the densest solid bodies in the Universe ultra-powerful magnetic fields. When these fields sweep along our line of sight, we see them as Pulsars. Some Pulsars have have extremely strong magnetic fields. We call these objects Magnetars. And when a Magnetar has a star quake, the most violent explosions this side of a Supernova take place.
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[@LaunchPadAstronomy]

🔴 Learn more about the strange lives and deaths of stars: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qojWiJaNdsh-aLc

[@iceho6460]

Great video. Any chance you could reduce the audio bass by 50% for your next video? Thanks.

[@LaunchPadAstronomy]

Thanks for the feedback. Will certainly adjust for the next time!

[@firstnamelastname9918]

Correction: Iron _can_ fuse, but it is endothermic, so it sucks energy -out of the star in the process. iiuc, this causes the star to collapse further until the temperature rises again to what's sufficient for iron fusion, where upon it sucks out the energy again, and it keeps collapsing until it rebounds and goes "boom" :)-

[@firstnamelastname9918]

Correction to my correction! So the iron _core_ never actually fuses -- it is stable without any additional energy (due to electron degeneracy pressure) until the iron core (its self) hits 1.44 M☉ -- as you said. But when the lighter elements of the outer layers later crash into that neutron core, some of that will fuse into iron and most _that_ iron will fuse into heavier elements, since there's so much energy in the massive shock wave that the endothermic fusion is possible. My apologies for the incorrect correction. Your statement that "iron can't fuse" is still incorrect, but I've had a wonderful time researching this. The great thing about being wrong is that it's an opportunity for me to learn something new. :) What am amazing Universe we live in! Thank you for this wonderful video!

[@mabmab6260]

@@firstnamelastname9918 Don't be such a stickler. I am sure you know what your talking about but you fall into the category of 0.001% of people that would notice that and then still call him out. Then you called yourself out after that. I pointed something out myself but I was just giving a suggestion and not really correcting. I guess my point is: don't be what all the kids are referring to as a "Karen." A "Karen" is someone that goes around telling people that they don't even know when they are wrong. You weren't only a Karen to him... You were even a Karen to yourself. That makes you some kind of Super Karen. I've never even heard of that. I get your point and I'm glad to have learned the extra knowledge you shared but... I wouldn't do that anymore. It's a bad look. Seriously tacky to say the least.

[@VelvetCrone]

"That's annoying." lmao. thank you.

[@wedothework4105]

I actually laughed out loud at that...

[@marcwatt]

Your cuteness was like a magnetar to which I must investigate

[@ANGELxINxDESARKNS]

@@pineapple7553 While I agree with you to an extent, we don’t speak old English anymore.

[@KHAN0]

❤❤❤

[@Localkv3]

10:47 here

[@vf7vico]

"It would be the end of civilization as we know it. But, you'd be debt free." Nice one, Christian --- and: another great video!

[@LaunchPadAstronomy]

Thanks Victor!

[@dmeemd7787]

😂😂 -- I laughed pretty hard on that one, that was awesome timing! :-)

[@davekennedy6315]

Definitely my favourite objects in our often strange and bizarre universe. Millisecond Pulsars and Magnetars are insane things to think about.

[@LaunchPadAstronomy]

Awesome, I'm glad I finally got to make a video on the subject, even though I barely scratched the surface :)

[@scottydu81]

Awww my favorite object in our universe is you, Dave Kennedy!

[@davekennedy6315]

@@scottydu81 same in return mate!

[@TheGunmanChannel]

Such an awesome video Christian.

[@LaunchPadAstronomy]

Thank you so much, man!

[@andylaweda]

Ha ha at "GPS", but this is great content. Hearing astronomical data is wonderful!

[@LaunchPadAstronomy]

Thanks mate!

[@palofar9115]

I really like your calm way of explaining these stuff. Not exaggerating or overreacting. Just plain and "simple" science, as it should be. Thats why these videos are so educational. Plus the little jokes in the middle are giving the much needed flavor to keep audience focused. You are good teacher!

[@ahabkapitany]

Glad I found this channel. Quality content, congrats Christian!

[@beaukay9375]

Another awesome video -- I learnt a lot, as always! Also, I laughed out loud at the "annoying" pulsar. 😂 Thank you for doing what you do!

[@LaunchPadAstronomy]

Thank you Finn, I really appreciate the comment. Fires me up to make the next one!

[@zippo5294]

Thanks for covering this subject in this video! Pulsars and Magnetars are definitely the astronomical objects that amaze me the most after dark holes!

[@LaunchPadAstronomy]

You bet, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@glaktic3108]

Awesome Channel, awesome video my man! Please don't stop making these. Something about the way you explain the universe makes it great to listen to. I definitely recommend this channel.

[@betapictoris1379]

Your explanations of strange and astonishing things in astronomy are absolutely brilliant and really understandable. Thank you so much again!

[@LaunchPadAstronomy]

Thank you so much for those kind words, I appreciate them so much!

[@xyz7572]

This is so cool! And incredibly well explained so that these complex topics are easily comprehensible without feeling dumbed down. Good job friend! :) and thanks for the video.

[@CanisArctus]

I love your explainations, videos and graphs, dude. Seeing things in such well designed context helps me a lot to understand the concepts you're talking about. Found the channel a week ago, and now I let out an audible "ooooh" every time I see a new video!

[@LaunchPadAstronomy]

Wow, thanks so much!

[@Lord_Lykan]

Thanks for mentioning my comment. First time a KZbinr has done that to me. Appreciate it!

[@giarc0]

The sounds of Pulsars always creeps me out for some reason. Awesome video. We are very Grateful ⚡️

[@tobyrabbit7948]

Wow! Great video! I subscribed the moment i watched your 1st video expecting good things and haven’t been disappointed. Keep it up and i look forward to seeing you hit your 1st 100,000 subscribers.

[@LaunchPadAstronomy]

Thank you so much, I really appreciate it! So glad to have you along for the ride!

[@SweeneyDunston]

This is some crazy awesome info. Thank you Christian.

[@thenasadude6878]

Christian Ready made a leap in presentation style. Good to see you are back, the long pause before the Betelgeuse video had me a tad worried

[@LaunchPadAstronomy]

Thank you so much. I did release the supernova video when I returned. It’s good to be back in the saddle again!

[@pipertripp]

love to see the steady rise of subscribers. Your channel deserves more attention and I'm glad to see it growing. Great video. The 2004 star quake is also covered by Deep sky astronomy for anybody interested in a short vid specifically about that event.

[@LaunchPadAstronomy]

Thanks man, I really appreciate it. You rock!

[@pipertripp]

@@LaunchPadAstronomy any time pal. You've earned it.

[@mbrsart]

Today I learned that optical pulsars are a thing. Honestly one of the coolest things I've ever learned.

[@willemvandebeek]

Great video, I love how illustrative it is, well done! :)

[@LaunchPadAstronomy]

Thank you so much!

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Just found the channel and the way you explain things are very easy to understand. Subbed and thanks.

[@brianbishop4753]

My new most eagerly anticipated channel!

[@LaunchPadAstronomy]

Thanks Brian!

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I really appreciate and enjoy the ease and clarity in which you explain these facts; with a bit of humor and reality. At times it's difficult for our minute minds to concept the vast numbers in which our Universe operates! So fascinating! Quickly subscribed 💜💎

[@LaunchPadAstronomy]

Thank you so much! I'm very flattered.

[@Singhka8]

Best video and all the info needed about neutron starts 😊

[@par0z]

Learning so much. Really happy I found your channel today!

[@LaunchPadAstronomy]

Thanks, I’m glad to have you along for the ride!

[@Albert-me1oe]

Best video about neutron stars I've seen so far

[@josephcontreras8930]

Thank you for the cool viewie. Very informative please keep it up!!!!

[@michaeljames1857]

Great video. I really appreciated your analogies.. You spoke in laymans terms and made mind melting concepts understandable.. It sat right in the sweet spot for my education... I did feel the end where you “defended yourself” to the comments is not worth the effort.. Im sure you feel it’s important, but as a viewer adds nothing to me.. as your channel grows it will only hold you back. Perhaps get in contact with Answers with Joe (Joe Scott) he does a great job of not getting caught up in the keyboard worriers.. I think he has another channel TMI where he can vent. All the best mate, I’ve subscribed

[@LaunchPadAstronomy]

Thank you for that feedback. The comment discussion was a first for me. I haven't done that before and thought it might be kind of fun. But yeah I should talk with Joe as he handles this stuff like a pro. Thanks again!

[@pansepot1490]

I took the part about pronunciation more as comic relief than actual worry about viewers opinions. Humor in judicious doses is never out of place. Just skip it if you don’t care for it. Edit. In case it was not clear I enjoyed it and found it funny and even interesting because I like language related topics. 👍

[@LaunchPadAstronomy]

Thanks Pat! I wanted to experiment a little and this seemed like a fun way to do it.

[@DrVictorVasconcelos]

@@pansepot1490 I agree. It didn't feel like a grudge at all. It was actually a humorous way of bringing up the plethora of pronunciations that the English language allows and all of them have their reasons in their languages of origin or a speaker's linguistic variant. There's no "correct" pronunciation, linguistics isn't a subfield of ethics (the study of what is right). If anything, the only unethical behavior is shaming people for the way they talk. Most people will prefer to use the most common pronunciation simply because it's more effective at communicating. Personally, I think the way you (@Launch Pad Astronomy) pronounce is the best, the hard g is awkward and the "beetle-juice" is unnecessarily reminiscent of Beetlejuice.

[@DrVictorVasconcelos]

@@LaunchPadAstronomy see answer above ;)

[@catherinehubbard1167]

Excellent, clear, exciting explanations and well chosen images. Thank you! I feel that we need some mind-stretching to help keep ourselves oriented. Astronomy offers many chances for this, and neutron stars are great mind stretchers, especially as you describe them.

[@LaunchPadAstronomy]

Thank you very much for those kind words. Astronomy is a very humbling endeavor.

[@Madbirdlady]

Great video Christian! Many thanks for your clear explanation

[@LaunchPadAstronomy]

Thank you, Anne!

[@Guitar.Rookie]

Relative Concept of "Now".. well said😌👍 Great Video too!!😯🌌☀️

[@denissherry9163]

Another great video, I really enjoy them. In relation to Betelgeuse I've always pronounced it Be-Tel-Gaze. Keep up the great work!

[@LaunchPadAstronomy]

Thanks, I'm so glad you enjoyed the video!

[@OmarTheAtheistAziz]

Ty for talking about Magnetars, i never hear much about them, & they are my fav when it comes to pulsars quasars & magnitars

[@Xor200]

Great content. Like the way you contextualise these galactic phenomenon in humi terms.

[@LaunchPadAstronomy]

Thanks!

[@cyndicorinne]

2:00 I love the analogy. Very helpful. 💜

[@randomdude9135]

Your channel is a goldmine. Underrated

[@LaunchPadAstronomy]

Thank you so much for those kind words. I am, however, looking forward to being overrated someday :)

[@BeanieDraws]

This was a pretty fun video :) I liked the little subtle jokes in there.I tend to wonder, if all this was humanly possible to surive if we could witness these events up close, would they be visible? or would it be energy? I guess energy is light, so it would probably be blinding, but it would be interesting to "witness" these events in a "normal" manner. Especially the rapid expansions and contractions, the idea of mass shinking so rapidly blows my mind and I'd love to witness that first hand

[@STohme]

Very nice and interesting video. Many thanks Christian.

[@michaeljames1857]

Really interesting content. Great analogies

[@LaunchPadAstronomy]

Thank you so much, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@oliveranikolic8158]

And again an absolute great video!!!

[@LaunchPadAstronomy]

Thanks! 😊

[@patrickfitzgerald2861]

Thank you Christian, for introducing me to magnetars. . . freakin' mind blowing!!! 😮

[@LaunchPadAstronomy]

You bet, Patrick, and thanks!

[@marcanthonystorm]

That was really interesting. I subbed.

[@JohnJohansen2]

Thank's for helping a family member understand what's part of my interests. 👍

[@user-bl1pw2th4l]

It's the first time I've come across your videos. Great stuff! Subscribed ☑️

[@LaunchPadAstronomy]

Wow, thank you! I'm glad to have you along for the ride!

[@user-bl1pw2th4l]

@@LaunchPadAstronomy I'm looking forward to it, and thanks for the response 😊

[@leontedumitru]

Amazing explanation! Great video

[@fitnessoni7881]

Wish people would show more interest in Neutron stars like they do with Black holes. Could you do a video about theoretical stars; Quarks Stars, Iron Stars, Strangelet stars and Black dwarfs?

[@LaunchPadAstronomy]

Thanks, I think those topics are pretty cool as well. I actually discussed black dwarfs as the end states of Red Dwarf stars (kzbin.info/www/bejne/mHPEhaeBjMimqKM). However, I made this video to act as a launch pad for follow-up videos to get into those other topics. Stay tuned!

[@umbrellaagent1543]

FitnessONI I 100% agree I think that would be interesting separately because this channel goes in detail

[@hansturpyn5455]

I find them more fascinating. They are pretty extreme

[@jovetj]

Black holes will always be the King of weird, though. Unless white holes are discovered. Most people can already grasp the concept of a neutron star or quark matter. Many people can kind-of grasp a black hole. But I am confident there is even much crazier stuff yet to discover out there!

[@sammorrow8420]

I am fascinated by millisecond black widow/zombie pulsars and their black hole equivalents. Regular black holes are boring, they only have mass and spin to describe them.

[@DanielVerberne]

I find it so very impressive that successions of physics, cosmologists, astronomers and solar scientists have collectively managed to comprehend so much of the 'life cycles' of stars. The fact that we've collectively been able to understand such strange and exotic objects as neutron stars, often with mathematics at the centre; is astounding to me.

[@LaunchPadAstronomy]

Agreed!

[@josephpacchetti5997]

I've been studying this for a few years, glad I found your channel, you Sir, have a new subscriber, Thanks. Long live the Universe. 🇺🇸

[@LaunchPadAstronomy]

Thanks, and delighted to have you along for the ride!

[@louiscorprew7970]

🤯 great video! Very engaging, thank you!

[@ajithnandakumar8244]

Great work ....good informative video..

[@gamestv4875]

If a Neutron star was an actor and the Universe was the stage it would get the role of "Jack the Ripper"

[@LaunchPadAstronomy]

Clever!

[@b43xoit]

Neutron Jack.

[@nordicfalcon]

I feel more of a Dr. Manhattan vibe. But that’s just me 👐🏻

[@neptune9238]

I learned so much from this video! Thanks!

[@captaink1w1]

Great video 👍🏼😎

[@jmcooney2000]

Found your channel this morning thank you KZbin suggestions! Awesome stuff and you pronounce words how you like never mind us keyboard warriors! :)

[@LaunchPadAstronomy]

Lol thanks, and I’m glad to have you along for the ride!

[@anna.m8]

Nice video as always

[@LaunchPadAstronomy]

Thank you, Anna, it’s much appreciated.

[@brandoncrutchfield5201]

Cool Video 🙏🏻👍🏻

[@TSnowy23]

I like your button up shirt. Interesting video. Those star quakes are scary. It would be great if we had some kind of early warning system and develope some kind of defense sheilding

[@occamsrayzor]

This is an excellent breakdown of these amazing objects.

[@LaunchPadAstronomy]

Thanks!

[@ankiesiii]

I actually learned some new things about neutron stars!

[@nyar2352]

Subscribed! Neutron stars are wonderful

[@LaunchPadAstronomy]

Thank you so much Nyar 23, and indeed they are. I'm glad to have you along for the ride!

[@shugarburke1987]

The Universe is awe inspiring beautiful and intensely horrifying at the same time 🤩😱💕

[@LaunchPadAstronomy]

Indeed it is!

[@WildBillCox13]

A fine primer, easily absorbed. Liked and shared.

[@LaunchPadAstronomy]

Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@AlexPronovealexcooper1]

I wouldn't worry about the nitpicking about your pronunciation, Christian. You're doing a fine job. Thank you for what you're doing.

[@LaunchPadAstronomy]

Thanks Alex, much appreciated :)

[@KarrGalaxyStudios]

The energies, gravities and densities at work are simply incredible! I had no idea Earth was hit with a leftover sun quake from a magneton star that far away! I'm curious how many civilizations were affected other than ours.. if they are out there which I'm sure they are..

[@LaunchPadAstronomy]

It really is mind-blowing stuff. I wouldn't want to be within a hundred light years of one of those starquakes. As for any civilizations closer, I hope their life insurance was paid up ;)

[@LeePenn2492]

Pretty fooking informative..nice one

[@LaunchPadAstronomy]

Thanks!

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Nice 👍, informative!

[@LaunchPadAstronomy]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@n73n0]

Quantum goo- It's Weird!, Great video once again!

[@LaunchPadAstronomy]

I'm glad you liked it!

[@casemadden]

That repeating radio signal for that pulsar hits different, can someone make a beat outta that?😂

[@LaunchPadAstronomy]

lol!

[@futavadumnezo]

I once saw a Neutron star in Elite Dangerous. It was a sight to behold.

[@jitindhingra]

Another great video

[@LaunchPadAstronomy]

Thanks Jitin!

[@bartdart3315]

Superb thank you.

[@Icza]

That was incredible. It's crazy what goes on out there. The wild west of physics haha. I loved your explanation of turning the earth into swiss cheese. I try to imagine weird situations with some of these things and that was perfect.

[@LaunchPadAstronomy]

Thanks man, I appreciate it!

[@jagpreetsingh1621]

Pretty nice video.. Thank you Sir for the information. Keep it up.. Love from India. love from Punjab.. Stay Blessed

[@LaunchPadAstronomy]

Thank you!

[@katiazayats977]

Thanks ! These days i am curious about quasars ... In our neighborhood ...

[@ayatullah2936]

Thanks

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

Nice presentation

[@LaunchPadAstronomy]

Thanks!

[@illogicmath]

I stumbled upon your channel and found your way of communicating science quite amusing so I subscribed. Just a little suggestion though. I think you should try to keep the length of the videos under 12-13 minutes. Nowadays the audiovisual material on the Internet is so abundant and the attention of the public so scarce, that it is difficult to spend time watching everything one would like to see regardless of how interesting it is. Well, that's just my opinion anyway.

[@LaunchPadAstronomy]

Thank you very much for the feedback and those kind words. I'm personally not a fan of overlong videos myself. I try to make them as long as they need to be but no longer. I ended up keeping a lot of content out of this one but looking at it, I can see where I could have cut or phrased something shorter. Appreciate the feedback, and I'm glad to have you along for the ride!

[@illogicmath]

@@LaunchPadAstronomy You may also want to consider presenting a topic in more than one video. Neutron stars episode 1 and so on. That can also create some suspense and interest in people wanting to watch the next episode.

[@eliotsalandybrown]

This video is wonderfully informative and delightfully amusing

[@oberonpanopticon]

The fact that neutron stars can get a millimetre high seems to speak volumes about the strength of neutronium

[@garrycollins3415]

Well, I learned a lot on this video.

[@LaunchPadAstronomy]

Awesome, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@vanorsow]

You've got a good monologue going here, was laughing throughout!

[@srbinalekszauvek]

A very great and interesting video! Easy to understand even for someone who doesn't speak/understand english that well.

[@richarddeese1991]

Thanks. I've watched a couple of your videos now, and you're now on my list of favorite channels. Also, it doesn't really matter how you pronounce Betelgeuse, as long as you don't say it three times in a row. tavi.

[@LaunchPadAstronomy]

That's why I only made two videos in a row on Betelgeuse.

[@wiidlbeetle3857]

Very cool video!

[@LaunchPadAstronomy]

Thank you very much!

[@michaellawson6533]

Statistically mind blowing . Quite amazing that my neural galaxy can actually perceive it , considering the difference in scale.

[@dibakarray5442]

Thank you sir.

[@frankcrawford416]

Cool video bro. I have a question is the crack in the crust a micron wide or a micron long during a ⭐ quake.

[@josephcontreras8930]

I'd rather watch your viewies than one night of today's new tv lineup. Very informative and interesting. I may not have taken advanced math classes and science classes buti do understand the jest of the material.

[@FurioMil]

excellent video

[@Parasmunt]

Utterly fascinating

[@EduFernandes21]

laughed a lot!... and learned a lot. Thank you, Professor Christian and crew

[@LaunchPadAstronomy]

My pleasure, and flattered you think there's a crew. I'm just a one-man band over here, lol!

[@rbl4641]

These things are just and truly mind-boggling...that such extreme objects exist

[@PafMedic]

I Have Been Catching Up On Your Video’s While On a Long Shift,The ER Staff At UPMC Says Thank You,They Now Know More About Stars And The World They Live In..and Would Like For Someone To Send Me To The Moon...I 2nd The Latter...Ive Really Enjoyed Your Video’s,and Thank You From Myself As Well,Have an Amazing Day,and Be Safe❤️🔭🌟🌎🌒

[@rdeanpeterson1100]

Thanks!

[@LaunchPadAstronomy]

Thank you so much!

[@jessehernandezmartinez8913]

Awesome!!!

[@slipknot7830]

6:19 i recently listened to a talk by Joselyn Bell; the story of her finding the signal is really interesting, and shes such a likeable person:)

[@rhoddryice5412]

Was it the one at CfA Colloquium called A graduate student's tale? It was really great.

[@pobinr]

Great vids. Only one minor thing. I find it easier to visualise huge masses in tons rather than kilograms 😉

[@marmiteman2196]

Nice video. More pls

[@LaunchPadAstronomy]

Thanks, more to come!