Neutron star in my city
Copyright 2022 - Daniel Wysocki and HanGyeol Suh
Source code available on
GitLab
Neutron stars—the collapsed cores of massive stars—are
the densest form of matter in the Universe. Despite having masses
comparable to our Sun, neutron stars are no wider than a large city.
Learn more on Wikipedia.
There is a point at which a neutron star cannot grow more massive,
or it will collapse to a black hole. Black holes are not made of
matter, and thus can exceed neutron star densities. Oddly enough,
more massive black holes are less dense, with the largest being
less dense than water.
Learn more on Wikipedia.
With this app, you can see how neutron stars and black holes of
different sizes compare to your hometown, or anywhere else on
Earth.
