Black hole or neutron star? Gravitational wave ‘chirps’ can tell us what becomes of dying stars
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on September 22, 2024
New research suggests that this current generation of gravitational wave detectors could "hear" the most energetic core-collapse supernovas at distances thousands of times greater than currently possible, as far as 65 million light-years away, beyond the Milky Way and as distant as the Virgo cluster. If possible, this could help scientists determine if the massive dying star that launches the detected supernova leaves a black hole or a neutron star in its wake.
Since the first detection of tiny ripples in spacetime called "
