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obct537 t1_ivj868q wrote

Reply to comment by lazy_elfs in Bizarre star may have a solid surface, according to X-ray observations. Astronomers have now spotted a super strange one that seems to have a solid surface. Its intense magnetic field is strong enough to overcome its blistering temperatures and “freeze” its outer layers into a solid crust. by MistWeaver80

(my uber amateur understanding):

Well, it's neutronium I believe, so the melting point is basically "lolwut?"

However, I think in the case of a magnetar, the gravitational/electromagnetic forces make the pressure so impossibly high that it just can't be anything other than a solid, at least on the surface.

Neutron stars are weird as hell though, I could be misunderstanding all of it

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