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Do Neutron Stars Have Mountains? Gravitational Wave Observatories Could Detect Them


Neutron stars are the incredibly dense remnants from massive star supernovae. Although they're pulled into dense spheres by their intense gravity, it's believed that neutron stars could have slight deformations, known as

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