trustmebro.to/r/…
✓ checked
trust me, bro:
here is the receipt.
the claim

Neutron stars have a solid crust forming their outer surface.

the verdict
INSUFFICIENT LEANING
Recorded sources
11 sources for · 0 against

Counts group repeated records of the same source within each side. They do not measure evidence strength or source independence.

Is it true that neutron stars have a solid crust forming their outer surface?

Unclear. Multiple sources confirm that neutron stars possess a solid crust, and one older source describes the outer regions as crystalline. However, several of these same sources place a fluid ocean or gaseous surface layer outside the solid crust, so the retrieved evidence supports only part of the claim that the solid crust forms the outer surface.

Verdict: PARTIAL LEAN · 11 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

The private library was unavailable for some searches in this check. Missing library results are not evidence against the claim.

Evidence for · 11
r ‐Modes of Neutron Stars with a Solid Crust
Get citation
r ‐Modes of Neutron Stars with a Solid Crust. (n.d.). cir.nii.ac.jp. https://doi.org/10.1086/318292

See more details
More for · 10
Why do neutron stars have solid crusts?
Get citation
Why do neutron stars have solid crusts?. (n.d.). physics.stackexchange.com. https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/219264/why-do-neutron-stars-have-solid-crusts

Nonradial oscillations of neutron stars with a solid crust
Get citation
Nonradial oscillations of neutron stars with a solid crust. (n.d.). cir.nii.ac.jp. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20021270

Outer-crust equations of state for neutron stars
2026
Get citation
Koliogiannis, P. S. & Paar, N. (2026). Outer-crust equations of state for neutron stars. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202660879

Is nuclear pasta or neutron star crust iron stable outside of neutron stars?
2020
Get citation
Is nuclear pasta or neutron star crust iron stable outside of neutron stars?. (2020). astronomy.stackexchange.com. https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/questions/40041/is-nuclear-pasta-or-neutron-star-crust-iron-stable-outside-of-neutron-stars

McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Astronomy
1993
Get citation
Parker, S. P. & Pasachoff, J. M. (1993). McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Astronomy. books.google.com. http://books.google.com/books?id=_W3vAAAAMAAJ&dq=Neutron+stars+have+a+solid+crust+forming+their+outer+surface.&hl=&as_pt=BOOKS&source=gbs_api

Physics of Neutron Star Crusts -
Get citation
Physics of Neutron Star Crusts - PMC Lock. (n.d.). pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. https://doi.org/10.12942/lrr-2008-10

SUPERDENSE MATTER IN STARS
1969
Get citation
SUPERDENSE MATTER IN STARS. (1969). hal.science. https://doi.org/10.1051/jphyscol:1969324

A Survey of Chemical Separation in Accreting Neutron Stars
2016
Get citation
Mckinven, R., Cumming, A., Medin, Z., & Schatz, H. (2016). A Survey of Chemical Separation in Accreting Neutron Stars. archive.org. https://archive.org/details/arxiv-1603.08644

A SURVEY OF CHEMICAL SEPARATION IN ACCRETING NEUTRON STARS
2016
Get citation
A SURVEY OF CHEMICAL SEPARATION IN ACCRETING NEUTRON STARS. (2016). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3847/0004-637x/823/2/117

Equation of state for magnetized Coulomb plasmas
2012
Get citation
Potekhin, A. & Chabrier, G. (2012). Equation of state for magnetized Coulomb plasmas. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220082

Receipt History
Anyone with this link can read the claim and its public receipt, including any personal information in that text. Open permanent receipt.
Check your own claim
Challenge the receipt
Requests are recorded for review. This does not start an automatic check or guarantee a response time.

Citation formatting by citeproc-js (Frank Bennett) and the Citation Style Language project. Source and licenses.

This receipt is an automated verdict against our published method · not an opinion about any author or publication.
Terms · Privacy · How verdicts work