Neutron Star Merger Simulation with Gamma-ray Observations
February 2, 2023
| Credit | NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center and STAG Research Centre/Peter Hammond |
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| Historical Date | January 9, 2023 |
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This animation follows the gravitational wave and density changes in a simulated neutron star merger and compares them to measurements of a short gamma-ray burst observed by NASA's Compton mission on July 11, 1991.