Binary Neutron Star Merger (without magnetic fields)

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Binary Neutron Star Merger (without magnetic fields)
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2018-06-20 - commons.wikimedia.org

Summary

This movie shows the final stages of the coalescence and the merging of two neutron stars. Neutron stars are dense objects created in certain supernova explosions, and concentrate around 1.5 solar masses inside a radius less than 20 km. The merger shown in the movie is happening much faster in reali

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  • Source collection: Wikimedia Commons
  • License: CC / Public Domain
  • Category: Space

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