Date: 15/07/2020 15:54:07
From: Tau.Neutrino
ID: 1590092
Subject: A lopsided pair of dead stars could reveal some of the universe’s secrets
A lopsided pair of dead stars could reveal some of the universe’s secrets
Picture a pair of collapsed stars, light-years away, locked in a “dance” of death: a final embrace that will end in their collision. In about 500 million years, astronomers anticipate this exact scenario will play out in a system known as PSR J1913+1102. Two neutron stars will crash together, sending a shudder through the universe: the fabric of space and time will ripple in the form of gravitational waves.
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Date: 15/07/2020 16:13:06
From: mollwollfumble
ID: 1590112
Subject: re: A lopsided pair of dead stars could reveal some of the universe’s secrets
Tau.Neutrino said:
A lopsided pair of dead stars could reveal some of the universe’s secrets
Picture a pair of collapsed stars, light-years away, locked in a “dance” of death: a final embrace that will end in their collision. In about 500 million years, astronomers anticipate this exact scenario will play out in a system known as PSR J1913+1102. Two neutron stars will crash together, sending a shudder through the universe: the fabric of space and time will ripple in the form of gravitational waves.
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> In about 500 million years
Not in my lifetime, then.
Date: 15/07/2020 16:15:32
From: Tamb
ID: 1590115
Subject: re: A lopsided pair of dead stars could reveal some of the universe’s secrets
mollwollfumble said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
A lopsided pair of dead stars could reveal some of the universe’s secrets
Picture a pair of collapsed stars, light-years away, locked in a “dance” of death: a final embrace that will end in their collision. In about 500 million years, astronomers anticipate this exact scenario will play out in a system known as PSR J1913+1102. Two neutron stars will crash together, sending a shudder through the universe: the fabric of space and time will ripple in the form of gravitational waves.
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> In about 500 million years
Not in my lifetime, then.
Gonna take a few turns of the wheel to get me to that event.