Astrophysicists employed massive super-computer simulations to calculate the mechanisms that accelerate charged particles in extreme environments. They concluded their energization is powered by the interplay of chaotic motion and reconnection …read more Source:: Science
Tag: neutron stars
Gravitational waves will settle cosmic conundrum
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•Measurements of gravitational waves from approximately 50 binary neutron stars over the next decade will definitively resolve an intense debate about how quickly our universe is expanding, according to new …read more Source:: Science
LIGO and Virgo announce four new gravitational-wave detections
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•The LIGO and Virgo collaborations have now confidently detected gravitational waves from a total of 10 stellar-mass binary black hole mergers and one merger of neutron stars, which are the …read more Source:: Science
Even phenomenally dense neutron stars fall like a feather
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•Astronomers have given one of Einstein’s predictions on gravity its most stringent test yet. By precisely tracking the meanderings of three stars in a single system — two white dwarf …read more Source:: Science
Radio observations point to likely explanation for neutron-star merger phenomena
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•Data from the Very Large Array and other radio telescopes have allowed astronomers to identify the most likely scenario for the aftermath of the merger of two neutron stars. …read more Source:: Science
Hubble observes source of gravitational waves for the first time
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•The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has observed for the first time the source of a gravitational wave, created by the merger of two neutron stars. This merger created a kilonova …read more Source:: Science
Astronomers strike cosmic gold, confirm origin of precious metals in neutron star mergers
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•What many thought would be a long way off, the detection of gravitational waves from the merger of binary neutron stars, actually happened on Aug. 17. The observation of a …read more Source:: Science
New simulations could help in hunt for massive mergers of neutron stars, black holes
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•Scientists have developed new computer models to explore what happens when a black hole joins with a neutron star – the superdense remnant of an exploded star. …read more Source:: Science