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Technique · Gravitation & Multi-Messenger

Multi-Messenger Astronomy

Combining light, gravitational waves, neutrinos, and cosmic rays from the same event to learn what no single messenger could tell. The 2017 neutron-star merger, seen in gravitational waves and across the spectrum, was its landmark.

Gravitation & Multi-MessengerMeasures: Events seen in several channels

Highlights

  • The 2017 neutron-star merger was its landmark

Knowledge connections

Sources

The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.

  • NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration

    Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.

    Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.