# The life cycle of a neutron star

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: David Lunney
- Year: 2018
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Astronomy and space
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/david_lunney_the_life_cycle_of_a_neutron_star)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

About once every century, a massive star somewhere in our galaxy runs out of fuel. No longer able to produce sufficient energy to maintain its structure, it collapses under its own gravitational pressure and explodes in a supernova. The death of that star is the birth of a neutron star: one of the densest known objects in the universe. David Lunney explores what, exactly, a neutron star is. \[Directed by JodyPrody, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Jody Ghani Nordby\].

## Lectures

1. [The life cycle of a neutron star](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/david_lunney_the_life_cycle_of_a_neutron_star/6fcb5263147f), 6 min (TED's player)