A kilonova (also called a macronova) is a transient astronomical event that occurs in a compact binary system when two neutron stars (BNS) or a neutron star and a black hole collide. [1] .

2022年2月28日 · As described in our press release, NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has been collecting data on the kilonova associated with GW170817 since shortly after it was first …

2023年10月25日 · A kilonova is an explosion produced by a neutron star merging with either a black hole or with another neutron star.

2023年10月9日 · A kilonova is a bright blast of electromagnetic radiation that happens when two neutron stars or a neutron star and a stellar-mass black hole collide and merge. When these …

2023年10月30日 · Scientists have determined the possible effects of a neutron star collision happening near Earth, finding that these so-called kilonovas could be real killers that would …

2023年6月9日 · It's 1,000 times brighter than a nova (when a white dwarf erupts) but not as bright as a supernova. A kilonova is triggered by the collision of two stellar corpses. These events …

2023年7月10日 · Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have traced an incredibly bright gamma-ray burst (GRB) back to its source, a violent collision between two …

For the first time in history, we have connected these elusive gravitational waves with an electromagnetic companion: a kilonova. Why do kilonovae matter?

2023年10月25日 · In addition to releasing the gamma-ray burst, the merger created a kilonova, a rare explosion that occurs when a neutron star merges with another neutron star or a black …

2023年2月4日 · For the first time, scientists have discovered a double-star system that is doomed to explode in a fiery "kilonova," a precious-metal-creating blast caused by the merger of two …