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KenHutchenson t1_ivkc7vj wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Bizarre star may have a solid surface, according to X-ray observations. Astronomers have now spotted a super strange one that seems to have a solid surface. Its intense magnetic field is strong enough to overcome its blistering temperatures and “freeze” its outer layers into a solid crust. by MistWeaver80

Wait whaaat!? Neutron stars don’t radiate photons!? Today I learned…that’s so cool.

So to see neutron stars do I need a special telescope?

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8Eternity8 t1_ivkf3rt wrote

X-Rays are photons. Just with higher energy and outside the visible spectrum.

But yes you would need a special telescope to see something that only radiates in the x-ray spectrum.

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