Neutron star collisions could briefly trap a bunch of cosmic ghosts

[Admin]

Neutron stars smashing together may create and trap ghost particles called neutrinos, and this discovery could help us better understand how elements like gold are forged.

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[Brad]

"The result of this series of collapses is a dense dead star, or neutron star, with between one and two times the mass of the original star" Huh? Am I reading this right? How does the dead core have between one and two times the mass of the original star? How does the star gain mass?