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Neutron Stars' Tiny Mountains May Signal Gravitational Waves

1/15/2025

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Neutron stars, with crusts tougher than any material on Earth, may harbor tiny surface deformations resembling mountains that could unleash detectable gravitational waves. Researchers emphasize that grasping the scale of these deformations is vital for current detectors like LIGO to successfully capture these cosmic signals. This groundbreaking study is featured in Physical Review D.

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Neutron stars, with crusts tougher than any material on Earth, may harbor tiny surface deformations resembling mountains that could unleash detectable gravitational waves. Researchers emphasize that grasping the scale of these deformations is vital for current detectors like LIGO to successfully capture these cosmic signals. This groundbreaking study is featured in Physical Review D.