Gluttonous cosmic 'black widow' is heaviest-known neutron star - The Straits Times

It has a mass about 2.35 times greater than that of our sun. Read more at straitstimes.com.

WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - Astronomers have observed the most massive known example of an object called a neutron star, one classified as a "black widow" that got particularly hefty by gobbling up most o… [+2570 chars]

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