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Amazing shots of neutron star collision – See photo

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Their light traveled 6-9 billion years through the universe to reach us and be recorded by the ALMA telescope.

THE conflict of two bodies of which one is certain neutron star, was recorded for the first time in the millimeter wavelength of light. The result is a short-lived C radiation, one of the most energetic and luminous we have seen. The data will help scientists learn more about these extreme violent incidents in space.

Their light traveled 6-9 billion years through the universe to reach us and be recorded by the ALMA telescope.

The brilliance of such short events is very difficult to observe, so it is amazing that we captured this incident so brightly. After many years of observing them, this discovery opens up a new field of research as it motivates us to observe more with ALMA and other telescopes in the future, the scientists report.

We know that neutron star collisions produce a burst of G radiation called an SGRB that lasts only milliseconds, leaving behind a glow as the material ejected from the collision interacts with the gases of the interstellar medium.

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These collisions take place in distant galaxies, which means their light may be too faint for our telescopes on Earth. Before ALMA, millimeter telescopes were not sensitive enough to detect this glow. ALMA’s unparalleled sensitivity allowed us to locate the GRB with greater precision, and we saw that it was a distant galaxy. This means that the C-ray emission was even more powerful than we thought, making it one of the most energetic and luminous events in history. The millimeter waveform can tell us a lot about the density of the environment around the GRB. If we combine this with X-rays, we will know the true energy of the explosion. After a decade of observing SGRBs, it is truly incredible to witness their power, using new technologies to view these surprise gifts from the universe.

The study was published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters.

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