First-Ever Neutron Star-Mystery Object Merger

Recently, astrophysicists revealed an astounding discovery involving the detection of a merger between a potential neutron star and an enigmatic object within the elusive "mass gap."

Key Points

  • Unveiling the Mystery of the "Mass Gap": The discovery highlights the perplexing nature of the "mass gap," representing the space between the heaviest known neutron star and the lightest black hole.
  • Significance of the Observation: The observation of this groundbreaking system sheds light on theories of binary evolution and the search for electromagnetic counterparts to compact-object mergers.
  • GW230529: The merger, labelled GW230529, was detected by the collaborative efforts of LIGO-Virgo-Kagra in May 2023.
  • Identifying the ....
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