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Bonesmash t1_ivm5n5j 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

You got some good “how” replies. I just wanted to point out that when a neutron star is made, it’s an extremely energetic event, in addition to it having just been a nuclear fusion reactor. So that’s where the initial heat for the black body radiation came from.

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