Artist’s Impression of Kilonova Progenitor Star System

This is an artist’s impression of the first confirmed detection of a star system that will one day form a kilonova — the ultra-powerful, gold-producing explosion created by merging neutron stars. These systems are so phenomenally rare that only about 10 such systems are thought to exist in the entire Milky Way.

Credit:

CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/J. da Silva/Spaceengine/M. Zamani

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Id:noirlab2303a
Type:Artwork
Release date:Feb. 1, 2023, 4:35 p.m.
Related releases:noirlab2303
Size:5120 x 2692 px

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Category:Illustrations

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