Astronomers Just Detected a Second, Epic Neutron Star Collision

Science Alert ^ | January 7, 2020 | Michelle Star

[C19fan]

Our magnificent gravitational wave astronomers have done it again, adding to the detection collection a new collision between two neutron stars. On 25 April 2019, the LIGO interferometer detected two neutron stars around 520 million light-years away coming together and merging into a single object.

It's called GW190425, and although it's only the second such collision astronomers have ever seen, it's already broadening our understanding of these colossal cosmic smash-ups.

[Repeal The 17th]

“...520 million light-years away...”
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Old News!
The collision happened a half billion years ago.

[dhs12345]

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/i-have-heard-people-call/

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[JimRed]

Apparently, Jupiter might have been our second star and make us a binary system. “If it has been more massive.”

Right...and I might be a star, if I was better looking and more talented...