collision of two neutron stars, or ...

From: Sam Wormley <swormley1@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2005 02:37:29 GMT

  It takes two (Oct 5)
  http://physicsweb.org/article/news/9/10/3

   Astronomers have observed X-rays and visible light from two short
   gamma-ray bursts for the first time. The observations suggest that the
   bursts are caused by the collision of two neutron stars, or a neutron
   star and a black hole.

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