Milky Way’s neutron stars akin to a Ferrero Rocher praline

Experts make a mouth-watering breakthrough to explain structure of stars

An image of the Milky Way
The Milky Way – another ‘cosmic entity with chocolatey connotations’
(Image credit: Nasa/Serge Brunier)

Scientists trying to understand the structure of neutron stars say they are akin to chocolate pralines.

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