
Spectacular collision of two neutron stars observed for first time
LIGO and Virgo collaboration and dozens of telescopes see gravitational waves and gamma rays from stupendous event, triggering new era in "multimessenger astronomy”
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LIGO and Virgo collaboration and dozens of telescopes see gravitational waves and gamma rays from stupendous event, triggering new era in "multimessenger astronomy”
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