Comment on Should Neutron Stars be Added to the Periodic Table?
wolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 1 week agoI would argue that, since they lack an electron cloud and are comprised of a collection of free-floating nuclei, they are actually a plasma.
IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 1 week ago
can we say that neuron stars are ions?
wait, are neuton stars positively charged?
wolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
Well, we can’t call them atoms, which are defined by the presence of an electron cloud surrounding a nucleus.
IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 1 week ago
When will NASA finally approve my mission to send an electron cloud to a neuton star to force schools to print a periodic tables to include a neutron star.
wolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
That sounds like more of an ESA/JAXA joint venture. The only stuff NASA is going to be doing for the foreseeable future is ensuring the rapid exhort of Space Fascism™