GRB 211211A Illustration (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

GRB 211211A Illustration

Caption

Two neutron stars begin to merge in this illustration, blasting a jet of high-speed particles and producing a cloud of debris. Scientists think these kinds of events are factories for a significant portion of the universe’s heavy elements, including gold.

Credit

A. Simonnet (Sonoma State Univ.) and NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center

Usage Restrictions

No restrictions.

License

Public Domain

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