Neutron stars in fiction

Neutron stars in fiction

The idea of a superdense star composed of neutrons was proposed in 1934. The discovery of pulsars in 1967 popularised the concept.

Uses in fiction

* Larry Niven may have been first with his short story Neutron Star, which appeared in October 1966.
* The same neutron star plays a minor role in another Larry Niven story, "Protector" (1973).
* Stephen Baxter's novel "Flux" (1993) features miniature humans living inside a neutron star.
* Robert Forward's novel "Dragon's Egg" (1980) and its sequel "Starquake" (1989) center around intelligent life evolving on a neutron star.
* "Death of a Neutron Star" is book 17 in a series based on "".
* Alastair Reynolds's novel "Revelation Space" (2000) features a neutron star named Hades. The star is revealed to be an alien supercomputer later in the book.
* Jon Hundred, main character in Don de Brandt's novel "Steeldriver", uses a weapon called the Hammer, made from the core of a neutron star.
*A Neutron Star is the central feature of the Omega-41 system of the video game Freelancer. It emits strong radiation, the result of a nova that took place shortly before humanity arrived in the Sirius Sector.

Uses in films and television

* In "", an episode called "Imaginary Friend " occurs while the ship is exploring a rare nebula that formed around a neutron star.
* In Stargate SG-1, an episode called Company of Thieves has the Odyssey fighting 3 Goa'uld motherships near a neutron star.

ee also

*Neutron stars
*Black holes in fiction


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