The blast may have been a kilonova — a type of neutron star merger — in the wake of a more traditional supernova.

Astronomers have spotted AT2025ulz, a rare dual explosion — a supernova and a kilonova — that may be the first-ever observed ...

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A strange double flash in a distant galaxy has given astronomers their strongest hint yet that a long‑theorized kind of stellar cataclysm, a superkilonova, might actually exist. The event appears to ...

New simulations of neutron star mergers reveal that the mixing and changing of tiny particles called neutrinos impacts how the merger unfolds, including the composition and structure of the merger ...

A superkilonova candidate event, named AT2025ulz, was observed in 2025; LIGO and Virgo first spotted gravitational waves, while the Zwicky Transient Facility was the first to detect light from the ...

Binary neutron star mergers emit gravitational waves followed by light. To fully exploit these observations and avoid missing key signals, speed is crucial. An interdisciplinary team of researchers ...

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