2006-09-28 15:23:09 · 6 answers · asked by tom science 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
New York may be too small but the mass of a neutron star would be enough to keep the inner planets in orbit....however Mercury, and Venus would be gone because a star expands into a red giant before collapsing to a neutron star. I believe Earth would have been scorched first, or maybe destroyed, before a newtron star would ever exist in the suns current position.
Given that statement there are planets the size of Earth orbiting neutron stars, these earth sized planets are however closer to the star than the earth is to the sun at this current period of time.
My belief would be that yes, the earth could revolve around a neutron star. If certain conditions were met.
2006-09-28 16:09:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. Yes. A neutron star the mass of the Sun would be about 10 miles in diameter. We would revolve at the same distance the Earth now has, about 93 million miles. We would freeze, of course.
2006-09-28 15:43:39 · answer #2 · answered by Cirric 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
New York City, as well as Detroit, Atlanta, St. Louis, and most other US cities, has come to resemble black holes more nearly than neutron stars. I wouldn't live in a US city. Why not? It's a black hole, that's why. Ha ha.
2006-09-28 19:26:17 · answer #3 · answered by David S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, New York City is too small and insignicant for the Earth to revolve around it. Sorry to native NYCers.
G*m1*m2/ r^2
2006-09-28 15:27:14 · answer #4 · answered by J G 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure, as long as the mass was sufficient.
2006-09-28 17:09:25 · answer #5 · answered by bruinfan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it could.
2006-09-28 16:20:48 · answer #6 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋