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Tag: gravitational wave

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Creating a cosmic family tree

Posted on June 15, 2023October 7, 2023 by Sciworthy

Astronomers traced the genealogy of a kilonova explosion by using models to find its most likely parent stars.

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    Gravitational Waves from A Neutron Star Merger Shake the Earth and Astrophysics

    Posted on October 19, 2017December 5, 2023 by Sciworthy

    Big News! Astrophysics receives a gift. Interferometers at LIGO and Virgo detected gravitational waves coming from two neutron stars…

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