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Bookmark or Share- Neutron star merger - WikipediaA neutron star merger is the stellar collision of neutron stars. When two neutron stars fall into mutual orbit, they gradually spiral inward due to the loss of energy emitted as gravitational radiation. [1] When they finally meet, their merger leads to the formation of either a more massive neutron star, or—if the mass of the remnant exceeds ...
- A Nearby Neutron Star Collision Could Cause Calamity on EarthSuch collisions are thought to produce much of the universe's gold, platinum and other elements heavier than iron. But they can also have catastrophic consequences for any nearby habitable planets....
- The turbulent aftermath of a neutron star collision - NatureWhen the two neutron stars plunge into each other, the majority of their orbital angular momentum (they collide with velocities of up to half the speed of light) gets absorbed into rotation of...
- How Star Collisions Forge the Universe’s Heaviest ElementsTwo neutron stars spiral toward an explosive collision. Recent evidence supports the theory that many of the periodic table's heavier elements form through such crashes.
- Neutron star collisions are a “goldmine” of heavy ... - MIT NewsThe study, published today in Astrophysical Journal Letters, reports that in the last 2.5 billion years, more heavy metals were produced in binary neutron star mergers, or collisions between two neutron stars, than in mergers between a neutron star and a black hole.
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