All in the family: Kin of gravitational wave source discovered
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 - 04:20
in Astronomy & Space
On October 16, 2017, an international group of astronomers and physicists excitedly reported the first simultaneous detection of light and gravitational waves from the same source—a merger of two neutron stars. Now, a team that includes several University of Maryland astronomers has identified a direct relative of that historic event.