Neutron stars make themselves known by their spin. They create a huge magnetic dynamo that powers the emissions seen in X-rays and gamma-rays. They can also do similar thing like we saw with novae, but with much more extreme results.
Neutron Stars
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutron_star
Pulsars
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulsar
Magnetars
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetar
Jocelyn Bell Burnell
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jocelyn_Bell_Burnell
The Crab Pulsar
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crab_Pulsar
Hubble's View of the Crab Pulsar
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2016/37/
Space Movie Reveals Shocking Secrets of the Crab Pulsar
http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2002/0052/index.html
Vela Pulsar Jet: New Chandra Movie Features Neutron Star Action
http://www.chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2013/vela/
Vela Pulsar
https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/chandra/multimedia/vela2012.html
New Chandra Movie Features Neutron Star Action
https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/chandra/news/vela_pulsar.html
X-ray burster
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-ray_burster
Image
http://www2011.mpe.mpg.de/heg/www/HEG-PIFICONS/ro-4.jpg
Kilonova
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilonova
See all of Jason’s videos in the series here:
http://jasonkendall.com/AstronomyLectures/
Or on the youtube channel:
https://youtu.be/g42FMWLdZJs?list=PLyu4Fovbph6dNY-eRXbsOmLamss0RPyLh
