Explosive neutron star merger captured for the first time in millimeter light - Phys.org
8/3/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 8 months ago
by Amy C. Oliver
by Amy C. Oliver
Scientists using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA)—an international observatory co-operated by the U.S. National Science Foundation's National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO)—have for the first time recorded millimeter-wavelength ligh…
In a first for radio astronomy, scientists have detected millimeter-wavelength light from a short-duration gamma-ray burst. This artist's conception shows the merger between a neutron star and anothe… [+8090 chars]
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