The James Webb Space Telescope detects violent collisions between neutron stars

An illustration of two neutron stars colliding and merging.

An illustration of two neutron stars colliding and merging. Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have traced an incredibly bright gamma-ray burst (GRB) back to its source, a violent collision between two neutron stars. The ring on her finger likely contains atoms forged in neutron star collisions like this one, also known as … Read more