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A neutron star crash may have spawned a black hole

Author: Maria Temming / Source: Science News

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TWO BECOME ONE The collision of two neutron stars that made waves in spacetime — and in the astronomical community — probably birthed a super-lightweight black hole, a new study finds.

The first observed smashup of two stellar remnants known as neutron stars probably forged the least massive black hole yet discovered, researchers report in the June 1 Astrophysical Journal Letters.

This cosmic collision, observed in August 2017, took the astronomical community by storm and offered insights into the origins of precious metals and the mysterious dark energy that fuels the expansion of the universe (SN: 11/11/17, p. 6). Ever since, astronomers have wondered what became of the two neutron stars once they’d merged.

This enigmatic amalgamation…

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