# Neutron Star
## Overview
Neutron stars are the collapsed remains of stars that have experienced a [[Supernova|supernova]]. The stellar matter that isn't scattered into space collapses back into itself due to gravity and becomes an extremely dense object only surpassed by a [[Black Hole|black hole]].
While [[White Dwarf|white dwarf]] stars are similar, they are less dense than neutron stars.
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