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Old 28-May-2007, 03:00 PM
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Post Episode 38: Neutron Stars and their Exotic Cousins

Huge stars become black holes, and small stars become white dwarfs. But medium-sized stars can become neutron stars; exotic objects that overcome the nuclear force holding protons and electrons apart. What was once the size of a star is compressed down to only a few dozen kilometres across.

<strong><a href="http://media.libsyn.com/media/astronomycast/AstroCast-070528.mp3">Episode 38: Neutron Stars and their Exotic Cousins(14.64MB) </a></strong><br />&nbsp;<br />

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