<p>Bright stars in the clear sky is a favourite sight for many people, even those who are not too fond of stargazing will utter a few appreciating words. So when NASA shared a picture of a neutron star in the middle of a supernova remnant, netizens predictable expressed their amazement at the beauty of the view.</p>.<p>The picture was posted on the Instagram account of NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory with the caption, "The bright source at the center of supernova remnant RCW 103 is a neutron star. Matter in a neutron star is packed together so tightly that a sugar-cube-sized amount of neutron star material would weigh more than 1 billion tons — roughly the weight of Mount Everest!"</p>.<p>The sight left netizens amazed:<br /> </p>.<p><br />According to National Geographic, the neutron stars are ancient remnants of stars that have reached the end of their evolutionary journey through space and time.</p>.<p>These interesting objects are born from stars that grew to four to eight times the size of our own Sun before exploding in catastrophic supernovae. After one such explosion blows a star's outer layers into space, the core remains—but it no longer produces nuclear fusion.</p>
<p>Bright stars in the clear sky is a favourite sight for many people, even those who are not too fond of stargazing will utter a few appreciating words. So when NASA shared a picture of a neutron star in the middle of a supernova remnant, netizens predictable expressed their amazement at the beauty of the view.</p>.<p>The picture was posted on the Instagram account of NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory with the caption, "The bright source at the center of supernova remnant RCW 103 is a neutron star. Matter in a neutron star is packed together so tightly that a sugar-cube-sized amount of neutron star material would weigh more than 1 billion tons — roughly the weight of Mount Everest!"</p>.<p>The sight left netizens amazed:<br /> </p>.<p><br />According to National Geographic, the neutron stars are ancient remnants of stars that have reached the end of their evolutionary journey through space and time.</p>.<p>These interesting objects are born from stars that grew to four to eight times the size of our own Sun before exploding in catastrophic supernovae. After one such explosion blows a star's outer layers into space, the core remains—but it no longer produces nuclear fusion.</p>
