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GW170817 Kilonova

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2017

Nial Tanvir16 October 2017

Science / Astronomy

Tanvir leads Hubble observations of the optical counterpart to the neutron-star merger GW170817, linking gravitational waves with a kilonova.

Names involved

Nial Tanvir

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