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Study of Neutron-Star Merger Uncovers New Mystery: The ‘Cocoon’

A composite image of the Crab Nebula showing the X-ray (blue), and optical (red) images superimposed. The size of the X-ray image is smaller because the higher energy X-ray emitting electrons radiate away their energy more quickly than the lower energy optically emitting electrons as they move. Caption and credit: NASA

X-Ray Camera on ISRO’s Astrosat Makes Strange Pulsar Discovery

An artist's concept of what a neutron star collision would look like. Credit: Illustration by Robin Dienel courtesy of the Carnegie Institution for Science

LIGO and Telescopes Spot Spectacular Neutron Star Cataclysm in Record-Breaking Discovery

This image shows a numerical simulation of a binary black hole merger with masses and spins consistent with the third and most recent LIGO observation. Caption and credit: University of Maryland

India’s Star Rises Higher With LIGO’s Third Gravitational Wave Detection

Credit: ISRO

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