Thorne-Zytkow Objects

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Thorne-Zytkow Objects, or TZOs, are a very rare type of star, an extremely rare animal in God's cosmic zoo. Such occurrences proves to us that variability and diversity is a hallmark of God's blueprint of Creation.

Basically, TZOs are neutron stars swallowed whole by red supergiants. They are recognized by abundance of rare elements and mass anomalies.

Thorne–Żytkow object
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A Thorne–Żytkow object (TŻO or TZO), also known as a hybrid star, is a conjectured type of star wherein a red giant or red supergiant contains a neutron star at its core, formed from the collision of the giant with the neutron star. Such objects were hypothesized by Kip Thorne and Anna Żytkow in 1977.[1] In 2014, it was discovered that the star HV 2112, located in the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), was a strong candidate.[2] Another possible candidate is the star HV 11417, also located in the SMC.[3]