The Most Dangerous Stuff in the Universe – Strange Stars Explained
Inside neutron stars we can find the weirdest and most dangerous substance in the universe: Strange matter. What is strange matter, how dangerous is it and what can it tell us about the origin of the universe?
As a physicist once told me: Quarks are strange – if you try to separate them the energy used creates new ones. This is comparable to pulling on a rubber band so hard that, instead of breaking, a new rubber band pops into existence and the original reverts to its original position.