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Only A Supercomputer Can Understand the Extremely Energetic Chaos of a Neutron Star Merger


A neutron star merger is an extraordinary event. It features extremely powerful, chaotic magnetic fields that generate extremely energetic photons. Supercomputer simulations show that the extreme gamma-ray photons created in the mayhem can't even escape the chaos.

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