The Singularity on Instagram: "Neutron stars are formed from the explosive death of massive stars in a supernova. When a star at least 8 times the mass of our Sun exhausts its nuclear fuel, it can no longer support itself against gravity. The core collapses under immense gravitational pressure, compressing protons and electrons into neutrons. This collapse results in one of the densest objects in the universe, known as a neutron star. During a supernova explosion, the outer layers of the star ar