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Gravitational waves reveal radii of colliding neutron stars

16 Oct 2018 Hamish Johnston
Merging neutron stars
Tidal distortion: artist's impression of merging neutron stars. (Courtesy: NASA / AEI / ZIB / M Koppitz and L Rezzolla)
The gravitational waves and electromagnetic radiation detected on 17 August 2017 were produced by th

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