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1
Some astronomers have suggested that cooled white dwarfs are made of diamond. Why might it be impractical to mine them?
2
Suppose you jumped into a black hole feet first. What would happen to you as your feet approached its Schwarzschild radius? Hint: Think about tides on the Earth created by the Moon.
3
How would you explain to an 8-year-old child that black holes may exist?
4
Is it surprising that a pulsar is not seen in every supernova remnant? Why?





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