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The Boundary Between Black Holes & Neutron Stars

PBS Space Time · Season 2020 · Episode 25
When we detected the very first gravitational wave, a new window was opened to the mysteries of the universe. We knew we’d see things previously thought impossible. And we just did - an object on the boundary between neutron stars and black holes, which promises to reveal the secrets of both.

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Season
2020
Episode
25
Air Date
20/Jul/2020
Air Time
12:00
Runtime
16 min

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When we detected the very first gravitational wave, a new window was opened to the mysteries of the universe. We knew we’d see things previously thought impossible. And we just did - an object on the boundary between neutron stars and black holes, which promises to reveal the secrets of both.

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