Source class
Binary Neutron Star Merger
The merger of two neutron stars — a gravitational-wave source that also lights up across the electromagnetic spectrum, producing a short gamma-ray burst and a kilonova. The 2017 event GW170817 was seen in both gravitational waves and light, founding multi-messenger astronomy with gravitational waves.
Highlights
- ›Seen in both gravitational waves and light — GW170817
Detectors, messengers & sources
Across multi-messenger astronomy
Knowledge connections
- Associated withGravitational-Wave Detection
- Associated withKilonova
- Associated withGamma-Ray Burst
- Associated withGravitational Waves + Light
- Associated withGravitational Waves + Gamma Rays
- Associated withThe r-Process
- Associated withThe Neutron-Star Equation of State
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- LIGO Scientific CollaborationLIGO Scientific Collaboration & Virgo Collaboration
Direct detections of gravitational waves from compact-object mergers.