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These bursts are likely caused by merging neutron stars.
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Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 3 July 2024
In 2017 scientists observed a neutron star merger for the first time by detecting gravitational waves created by the interaction.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 14 May 2024
These can see lower frequency waves generated by much bigger events, such as the collision between black holes and neutron stars.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 20 June 2024
That 2017 event marked the first time astronomers had all of the necessary pieces of information to confirm predictions about the merging of neutron stars and the production of gravitational waves followed by signals in gamma rays, X-rays, optical and infrared light.
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
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Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 3 July 2024
In 2017 scientists observed a neutron star merger for the first time by detecting gravitational waves created by the interaction.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 14 May 2024
These can see lower frequency waves generated by much bigger events, such as the collision between black holes and neutron stars.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 20 June 2024
That 2017 event marked the first time astronomers had all of the necessary pieces of information to confirm predictions about the merging of neutron stars and the production of gravitational waves followed by signals in gamma rays, X-rays, optical and infrared light.
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
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