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title: The Explosion that Transformed Astronomy — HIGH T3CH
url: https://hight3ch.com/the-explosion-that-transformed-astronomy/
date: 2017-11-13
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# The Explosion that Transformed Astronomy

A startling collision in an ancient galaxy slews Earth’s largest telescopes to a spot in the Hydra constellation. Two rapidly spinning neutron stars have violently merged to form a possible black hole. And, for the first time, astronomers see its electromagnetic flash and hear its gravitational thunder as they watch new elements being born.