Scientists Capture Footage of a Neutron Star Merger for the First Time
This artist’s conception shows the merger between a neutron star and another star (seen as a disk, lower left) that caused an explosion resulting in the short-lived gamma-ray burst, GRB 211106A (white jet, middle), and left behind what scientists now know is one of the brightest afterglows ever recorded (semi-spherical shock wave middle right). While … Read more
