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There are neutron stars that create chunks of gold and platinum larger than the size of earth itself. Highly doubt such chunks are floating around our solar sy
by ck2 2y ago
There are neutron stars that create chunks of gold and platinum larger than the size of earth itself.
Highly doubt such chunks are floating around our solar system but it's an amusing thought that one day hundreds of years from now we could nudge a (much) smaller chunk into orbit or park it in a Lagrange point and shave off pieces to return to earth.
- arunabha 2y ago> There are neutron stars that create chunks of gold and platinum larger than the size of earth itself. Aren't neutron stars 12 miles in diameter on avg?
- ck2 2y agoNeutron stars are the literal limit to how much matter can be collapsed before it turns into a black hole and yet still remain a star. A neutron star 12-16 miles in diameter contains the mass over HALF-MILLION earths, it is very hard to fathom but yet they exist! So popping out an earth-sized chunk of gold after collision with say another neutron star (kilonova) and ejecting matter to "normal" density is plausible.