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Gravitational waves reveal 'stellar graveyard' packed with neutron star and black hole mergers


"In a similar way to how a paleontologist can learn about long-extinct dinosaurs by looking at their fossilized bones, we can learn about stars by looking at their black hole or neutron star remains."

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