Black holes merging with neutron stars have been spotted by LIGO–Virgo for the first time
Physics World
JUNE 29, 2021
When gravitational waves are detected by LIGO–Virgo, a notice goes out to other astronomers who then train their telescopes on that region of the sky and look for electromagnetic radiation from the merger. “These were not events where the black holes munched on the neutron stars like the cookie monster and flung bits and pieces about.
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