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[โ€“] Beacon@fedia.io 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

From what i find on a quick websearch, it seems that neutron stars aren't stars. I don't really know anything about that topic

That is correct. Neutron stars, white dwarfs, and stellar mass black holes (possibly intermediate mass as well) are all stellar remnants, ie star corpses.