an illustration of a a hot, dense expanding cloud of debris produced by the collision of 2 Such are thought to produce much of the universe's gold, platinum and other elements heavier than iron
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deciphering the lives of in and astronomy, from the formation and merger of these systems (and the time in between)
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It isn't *all* about in Two of our events are merging pairs! In Aug 2017 was observed across the spectrum and marked an exciting new dawn for https://t.co/TiaN1WWxuw

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2 years ago today and - along with many partners - announced the detection of merger first ever astrophysical event observed in both and light, and a new dawn for https://t.co/TiaN1WWxuw

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Detecting began a super exciting week for & in 2017. Just 3 days later we detected a collision that was the first ever event "seen" in both Stay tuned for some memories of this weekend

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The merging of two and the creation of the heaviest elements https://t.co/p9aBbmVZ3K

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To celebrate the documentation of collision, a photo of Vela Supernova Remnant from https://t.co/5BDDBddkEy

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