A neutron star crash may have spawned a black hole
X-rays suggest the merger didn’t create a supersized version of the stellar remnants
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TWO BECOME ONE The collision of two neutron stars that made waves in spacetime — and in the astronomical community — probably birthed a super-lightweight black hole, a new study finds.
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