Neutron Stars Unite To Form 'Pencil-Thin' Radiation Beams | Video
Wednesday, August 10, 2016 - 12:31
in Astronomy & Space
In Sept. 2014, NASA's Swift spacecraft detected a gamma-ray burst (GRB 140903A). By combining the data with x-ray and optical observation, astronomers determined that it was caused by a merger of neutron stars in a galaxy billions light years away