In an unprecedented astronomical discovery, two neutron stars were seen colliding for the first time. The collision created gravitational waves, light and heavy elements like gold and platinum.

A collision of neutron stars was spotted with gravitational waves for the first time. Telescopes captured gamma rays, visible light and more from the smashup.

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The collision of two neutron stars around 130 million light-years from Earth, and the unique physics this merger created, may have shed new light on dark matter.

In an astonishing discovery, astronomers used gravitational waves to locate two neutron stars smashing together. The collision created 200 Earth masses of pure gold, along with other elements.

An international team of astronomers has concluded that when it comes to theories about colliding neutron stars, Einstein got it right. Everybody else, not so much. A neutron star is what's left ...

After two neutron stars collided, a shell of debris surrounded the site of the collision. New research shows that a jet of charged particles eventually escaped that shell, spreading its energy out ...

When neutron stars collide, heavy elements like gold can be forged in the extremely violent aftermath. But what else can 3D simulations of the event show us? Skip to main content.

One of two things happens when neutron stars collide: they merge together to form a new, larger neutron star, or they collapse into a black hole. But ...

On August 17, 2017, astronomers witnessed an extraordinary celestial event: a collision between two ultra-dense neutron stars. Scientists had never seen ...

A long time ago in a galaxy far away—NGC 4993, to be exact—two neutron stars collided and created a spectacular light show. After billions of years spent slowly circling each other, in their ...