Accretion disk after neutron star collision (IMAGE)

DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory

Accretion disk after neutron star collision

Caption

A Los Alamos simulation of an accretion disk after the collision of two neutron stars. This event generates both light (blue) and heavy (red) elements.

Credit

Los Alamos National Laboratory

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Public Domain

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