Neutron stars are a special type of star. They can be used to gain Neutronium (a rare resource) via SolarScoop.
Along with Black Hole regions, Neutron Star regions are one of the best places to hunt Aliens as they have a 35% chance of spawning every 30 minutes in them. Solar scoop can extract 60 Helium, 15 Plasma, 45 Hydrogen, 20 Iron, (1 Neutronium per ~2 minutes) from it.
In-game characteristics
The presence of this body on the starmap has an appearance of a light-blue color. They consist of two giant cones on the top and bottom sides of the stars, known as Pulsars. they are the best stars in the galaxy for solar panels because they are the brightest stars and thus giving the most power.