A neutron star collision may have emitted a fast radio burst
Gravitational waves from the smashup came from the same part of sky at almost the same time
![illustration of two merging neutron stars in blue](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/032423_LG_neutron-star_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
A pair of merging neutron stars, like those shown in this artist’s illustration, could have both shaken spacetime and emitted a burst of bright radio waves. Astronomers thought this was possible, but hadn’t seen convincing evidence of it until now.
Dana Berry, Swift/NASA