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Binary Neutron Stars

These paired stellar remnants supply exquisite confirmations of general relativity. Their inevitable collapse produces what may be the strongest explosions in the universe

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 272 Issue 5This article was originally published with the title “Binary Neutron Stars” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 272 No. 5 (), p. 52
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0595-52