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The merging scenario (artist’s impression)
Animation of two neutron stars orbiting each other and gradually being dragged together. The end result is a gigantic explosion where two jets are emitted. If one of the jets points toward the Earth we observe a short gamma-ray burst.
Credit:Dark Cosmology Centre, Niels Bohr Institue, University of Copenhagen/Jan Rasmussen DRC
Over de afbeelding
| Id: | eso0533c |
| Type: | Ontwerp |
| Publicatiedatum: | 6 oktober 2005 |
| Gerelateerde berichten: | eso0533 |
| Grootte: | 2440 x 1836 px |
Over het object
| Naam: | Gamma-ray burst, Neutron star |
| Type: | Unspecified : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Neutron Star Unspecified : Cosmology : Phenomenon : Gamma Ray Burst |
| Categorie: | Illustrations |
