Did rapid spin delay 2017 collapse of merged neutron stars into black hole? Excess X-ray emissions from remnant four years after merger hint at bounce from delayed collapse - Science Daily

Continuing X-ray observations by Chandra of the kilonova from the merger of two neutron stars to form a black hole hint at new processes. Initially, a gamma-ray burst and subsequent X-ray emissions told of a jet of material produced by the merger, but X-rays …

When two neutron stars spiral into one another and merge to form a black hole -- an event recorded in 2017 by gravitational wave detectors and telescopes worldwide -- does it immediately become a bla… [+6981 chars]

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