Citizen scientists using the Kilonova Seekers platform spotted a stellar flash 2,500 times brighter than before, allowing astronomers to identify the exploding cataclysmic variable GOTO0650 within ...
A massive star goes supernova giving birth to a pair of neutron stars. The orbiting stars merge creating a kilonova. Credit: Caltech | edited by Space.com's Steve Spaleta Belgian diamond group that ...