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The emission was from the compact merger
Long-term star mergers and merger effects of LIGO/Virgo have been studied in a series of galaxies with long-term GRBs. These galaxies contain stellar populations that appear to have redshifts and stellar population properties that are similar to those of GRBs. This study demonstrates the effects of these mergers on the physical properties of the GRBs’…
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There is a pair of stars in the sky
Astronomers have discovered a star similar to a neutron star, but with a “Be” star. The merger of the two stars, LIGO/Virgo GW170817, occurred when the two neutron stars were about the same size, and the star was “depleted” by an explosion, astronomers said. It’s expected that heavy elements will be released when the neutron…