Simulation of neutron star collision (IMAGE)

University of Tokyo

Simulation of neutron star collision

Caption

Detections of gravitational waves from merging neutron stars tipped off researchers here on Earth that it should be possible to predict how neutrons interact with atomic nuclei.

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©2024 NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/CI Lab

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