The Inescapable Gravity of a Neutron Star

Neutron stars are some of the most fascinating celestial bodies known to astronomers.

These remnants of collapsed stars, despite having roughly the same size as a city such as Chicago (about 12 miles across), are incredibly dense, with a mass about 1.4 times that of our Sun.

Now, what happens when we talk about gravity on a neutron star? Well, gravity would feel about 2 billion times stronger than on Earth! To illustrate, if you could somehow climb a hill standing one millimeter high on a neutron star (which in itself is a wild notion considering the immense gravitational pull), you'd have to move at a staggering 20% of the speed of light just to jump off its top.

The gravitational pull is so intense, in fact, that if a marshmallow were to fall from a height of one meter towards a neutron star, it would hit the surface at around 4.3 million miles per hour.

This extraordinary world of extreme physics is a testament to the astounding diversity of our universe..