Neutron Star Merger Detected for First Time (IMAGE)

University of Chicago

Neutron Star Merger Detected for First Time

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Unlike previous LIGO detections of black holes merging, the two neutron stars that collided sent out a bright flash of light -- making it visible to telescopes on Earth.

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Illustration by A. Simon, NSF/LIGO/Sonoma State University

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