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Mr.Aaron
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Hi everyone!
First of all, I'm a brand new member and am looking forward to spending time on this forum, learning a bit more about science, and getting to know some of you.
Anyway, here's what's been on my mind lately:
I've heard that a thimbleful of neutron star material weighs as much as a mountain does on Earth, so I've been wondering...
Scenario: Two neutron stars collide with each other and a thimbleful of material is ejected from the system onto a collision course with Earth.
1) As the thimble sized chunk of material leaves the neutron star system, does it remain thimble sized, does it grow to be mountain sized, or does it explode into a mountain's worth of little bits of matter? In other words, is the matter capable of returning to a normal state after being subjected to such intense forces?
2) If the material remains the size of a thimble, will it burn up in Earth's atmosphere, like other rocks of that size? Or, would it do damage to Earth as if it were mountain sized?
Note: My formal education in science amounts to a 4 credit hour physics course, which was required for my accounting degree, so bare with me. I'm well aware that this question could be silly and/or meaningless, but I hope it's not.
Thanks
First of all, I'm a brand new member and am looking forward to spending time on this forum, learning a bit more about science, and getting to know some of you.
Anyway, here's what's been on my mind lately:
I've heard that a thimbleful of neutron star material weighs as much as a mountain does on Earth, so I've been wondering...
Scenario: Two neutron stars collide with each other and a thimbleful of material is ejected from the system onto a collision course with Earth.
1) As the thimble sized chunk of material leaves the neutron star system, does it remain thimble sized, does it grow to be mountain sized, or does it explode into a mountain's worth of little bits of matter? In other words, is the matter capable of returning to a normal state after being subjected to such intense forces?
2) If the material remains the size of a thimble, will it burn up in Earth's atmosphere, like other rocks of that size? Or, would it do damage to Earth as if it were mountain sized?
Note: My formal education in science amounts to a 4 credit hour physics course, which was required for my accounting degree, so bare with me. I'm well aware that this question could be silly and/or meaningless, but I hope it's not.
Thanks
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