The mystery of neutron stars heats up

Until now, scientists were pretty sure they knew how the surface of a neutron star -- a super dense star that forms when a large star explodes and its core collapses into itself -- can heat itself up. However, research by a team of scientists led by a Michigan State University physicist has researchers rethinking that.

Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-12/msu...