by Jonathan Nally | Jan 8, 2020 | Astronomy, Cosmology
Above: Artist’s impression of the binary neutron star merger producing GW190425, thought to have resulted in the formation of a black hole. See the video below for a better understanding. Credit: National Science Foundation/LIGO/Sonoma State University/A. Simonnet....
by Jonathan Nally | Aug 24, 2019 | Astronomy, Cosmology
Scientists say they have, for the first time, likely detected a black hole devouring a neutron star. The detection was made on August 14, 2019, using gravitational-wave observatories in the United States and Italy. The observatories’ detectors picked up the...
