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Hubble watches neutron stars collide and explode to create black hole and 'birth atoms'
Astronomers have used a range of telescopes, including Hubble, to watch as particles dance around a neutron star collision ...
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When Neutron Stars Collide, They Explode Like a Mini Big Bang
When the two neutron stars collide, the initial kilonova of exploded neutron star guts is extremely hot, billions of degrees, ...
Star's disappearance in Andromeda marks the birth of a black hole
Massive stars about eight times more massive than the sun explode as supernovae at the end of their lives. The explosions, ...
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Dance of electrons measured in the glow from exploding neutron-stars
The temperature of elementary particles has been observed in the radioactive glow following the collision of two neutron stars and the birth of a black hole. This has, for the first time, made it ...
For the First Time Ever, Scientists Have Witnessed the Birth of a Heavy Atom
The kilonova briefly mimicked the conditions immediately following the Big Bang, and allowed scientists to confirm the source ...
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A Star Vanished And Was Mysteriously Replaced by a Black Hole
The outward force from its fusion can no longer counteract the star's powerful gravity, and the star collapses in on itself.
Neutron Stars Collide, Forging Heavy Elements in a Cosmic Inferno
Astrophysicists have, for the first time, measured the temperature of elementary particles in the radioactive afterglow of a neutron star collision, which led to the formation of a black hole. This br ...
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Wild Star Discovered Spinning an Incredible 716 Times Per Second
In the binary system 4U 1820-30, a neutron star is spinning so fast around its center axis that it completes a breathtaking ...