The collision of two neutron stars, such as the one observed in 2017, provides a unique opportunity to uncover these mysteries. As binary neutron stars inspiral for millions of years, they emit ...

By analyzing the 'long ringdown' phase - a pure-tone signal emitted by the post-merger remnant - scientists have found a ...

The collision and merger of the neutron stars results in a powerful blast of ... leaving a stellar remnant with a mass equal ...

The astrophysics world is excited after the first-ever observation of two neutron stars merging in a cataclysmic crash. It's being called one of the greatest scientific events in recent history ...

Until the recent observation of merging neutron stars, how the heaviest elements come to be was a mystery. But their fingerprints are all over this cosmic collision. A LIGO team member describes ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A recent Western Michigan University graduate is playing an important role as scientists around the world are chronicling, for the first time, what happens when two neutron stars ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Simulations of neutron star cooling have established new constraints on light QCD axions, particles hypothesized to emerge from the Peccei-Quinn mechanism. These ...

A neutron-star collision discovered through gravitational waves made about 1-5 Earths' worth of the europium, according to a new study. In October 2017, astrophysicists announced a remarkable ...