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Quick Look: The Unfolding Story of a Kilonova Told in X-rays
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- Quick Look: The Unfolding Story of a Kilonova Told in X-rays
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- On August 17, 2017, astronomers detected gravitational waves from space. Telescopes on the ground and in space also saw light from the same event. Scientists determined this was the merger of two neutron stars. Only NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory still detects light from this merger. The X-rays provide clues about the physics of this important event. For more information, visit: https://chandra.si.edu/photo/2022/gw170817/
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- 46 sec
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- astronomy space telescope astrophysics science
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- Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
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- 2022-03-23T17:55:39.000Z
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- Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
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- Astronomy
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