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A teaspoon of neutron star would weigh a billion tons

Original: A single teaspoon of a neutron star would weigh about a billion tons — the mass of a mountain crushed into a sugar cube.

Astronomy fans are sharing a vivid scale comparison: a single teaspoon of neutron star material would weigh around a billion tons — roughly the mass of a mountain packed into a sugar cube. Some neutron stars spin more than 700 times per second, faster than a kitchen blender, making them the densest, fastest-spinning objects known in the universe.

Why now: Striking space facts about extreme cosmic objects routinely circulate widely online and spark awe and discussion.

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• A single teaspoon of a neutron star would weigh about a billion tons — the mass of a mountain crushed into a sugar cube. Spin it up and some neutron stars rotate more than 700 times per second, faster than a kitchen blender. Nature's densest speed freaks. # science # space #… · eatrics · 2

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