Cosmic Explosions: The Mystery of the Ergostar Made of Strange Matter
Short gamma-ray bursts are colossal explosions that release, in a fraction of a second, energy comparable to what our Sun will emit over billions of years.
Strange Stars vs. Neutron Stars: A Duel in Gravitational Waves
Two ultradense spheres, each the size of a city, whirl in a dance. Their masses are less than the Sun's, but inside them is matter compressed to unimaginable limits. One sphere is a neutron star; the other is a strange star, made entirely of quarks — the elementary particles that build up protons and neutrons.