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A thousand times brighter than a typical nova, a kilonova occurs when two neutron stars, or a neutron star and a black hole, collide.
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Wonder of Science2 years ago
Further reading:

Lisadenise (LD)2 years ago
Thank you for this. It touched my soul🙏🏾

Kasia Z. Zasada 🇺🇸🇵🇱2 years ago
Maybe if they drove around the universe more safety, they would not collide! Who hands out the universal driver's licensees anyway? Or do they give give them to any ole' heavenly body that wants them?

Galacton2 years ago
"The study is the first to compare the two merger types in terms of their heavy metal output, and suggests that binary neutron stars are a likely cosmic source for the gold..." Neutron star collisions are a “goldmine” of heavy elements, study finds

That Hill You Died On2 years ago
😲 space is amazing

star47496851 flower🌺2 years ago
They neutron its hot if star they like sun

Jason M.2 years ago
what is the end result ??

DyingSun 💙2 years ago
Is a kilonova also possible when 2 black holes collide?

Vishal Raghav2 years ago
Space is to place as eternity is to time.





