Solar flare neutrons observed on the ground and in space

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-		+	Suppose we could look at the sky with neutron-sensitive eyes. There wouldn't be too much to see. Free neutrons undergo beta decay with a lifetime of 888 s, so there are very few neutron sources close enough to give detectable signals at Earth.
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-	Neutron astronomy is quite a niche field. Free neutrons decay with an average lifetime of 888 s so there are very few objects in the neutron sky.	+

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Suppose we could look at the sky with neutron-sensitive eyes. There wouldn't be too much to see. Free neutrons undergo beta decay with a lifetime of 888 s, so there are very few neutron sources close enough to give detectable signals at Earth.