Astronomers marvel at 'perfect explosion,' a spherical cosmic fireball

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Astronomers have observed what might be the "perfect explosion," a colossal and utterly spherical blast triggered by the merger of two very dense stellar remnants called neutron stars shortly before the combined entity collapsed to form a black hole.

Published 4 months ago · Cape Canaveral, United States

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The Guardian

‘Perfect explosion’: merger of neutron stars creates spherical cosmic blast

The explosion, called a kilonova, created a rapidly expanding fireball of luminous matter before collapsing to form a black hole

4 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

Astronomers marvel at 'perfect explosion,' a spherical cosmic fireball

4 months ago·United Kingdom

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ABC Australia

Astronomers marvel at 'perfect explosion' — a cosmic fireball that unleashed the luminosity of about a billion suns

Astronomers observe a colossal and utterly spherical blast triggered by the merger of two very dense stellar remnants shortly before the combined entity collapsed to form a black hole.

4 months ago·Australia

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Channel News Asia

Astronomers marvel at 'perfect explosion,' a spherical cosmic fireball

WASHINGTON: Astronomers have observed what might be the "perfect explosion," a colossal and utterly spherical blast triggered by the merger of two very dense stellar remnants called neutron stars shortly before the combined entity collapsed to form a black hole. Researchers on Wednesday described for the f

4 months ago·Singapore

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Sky News UK

Astronomers witness 'perfect explosion' of a spherical cosmic fireball

"It is beautiful, both aesthetically, in the simplicity of the shape, and in its physical significance," says one of the researchers, after witnessing the "astonishing" event.

4 months ago·United Kingdom

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The Epoch Times

Astronomers Marvel at ‘Perfect Explosion,’ a Spherical Cosmic Fireball

WASHINGTON—Astronomers have observed what might be the “perfect explosion,” a colossal and utterly spherical blast triggered by the merger of two very dense stellar remnants called neutron stars shortly before the combined entity collapsed to form a black hole. Researchers on Wednesday described for the first time the contours of the type of explosion, called a kilonova, that occurs when neutron stars merge. The rapidly expanding fireball of lum…

4 months ago·New York, United States

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