Waspie_Dwarf Posted March 18, 2018 #1 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Neutron Stars Discovered on Collision Course Quote Got any plans in 46 million years? If not, you should keep an eye out for PSR J1946+2052 around that time — this upcoming merger of two neutron stars promises to be an exciting show! Survey Success It seems like we just wrote about the dearth of known double-neutron-star systems, and about how new surveys are doing their best to find more of these compact binaries. Observing these systems improves our knowledge of how pairs of evolved stars behave before they eventually spiral in, merge, and emit gravitational waves that detectors like the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory might observe. Read More: Sky and Telescope 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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