We’ve caught a black hole devouring a neutron star for the first time

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External News Details

Astronomers have definitively detected a black hole devouring a neutron star for the first – and second – time. These cataclysmic events created ripples in space-time called gravitational waves that travelled more than 900 million light years to reach detectors on Earth. Many astronomers contributed to the findings, published in the Astrophysical Journal Letters, including Bhavesh Khamesra, a graduate student in the School of Physics. The study was also covered at Phys.org

 

Additional Information

Groups

College of Sciences

Categories
Physics and Physical Sciences
Keywords
College of Sciences, School of Physics, Bravesh Khamesra, Gravitational waves, black holes, Neutron Stars
Status
  • Created By: Renay San Miguel
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Jul 7, 2021 - 2:38pm
  • Last Updated: Jul 7, 2021 - 3:30pm