LIGO · @LIGO
1250 followers · 42 posts · Server astrodon.socialToday marks the anniversary of #GW170817, our first observation of a binary neutron star, and our first multimessenger source!
https://www.ligo.org/science/Publication-GW170817BNS/index.php
#gw170817 #GravitationalWaves #Astrodon
MPI for Gravitational Physics · @mpi_grav
426 followers · 577 posts · Server social.mpdl.mpg.deHappy Birthday, GW170817! Six years ago today, @LIGO and Virgo observed gravitational waves from merging neutron stars for the first time, and many other telescopes observed the electromagnetic radiation produced by the event.
Our press release about the event: https://www.aei.mpg.de/182193/first-observation-of-gravitational-waves-from-merging-neutron-stars
Numerical simulation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6cm-0bwJ98
#gw170817 #gravitationalwaves #binaryneutronstar
MPI for Gravitational Physics · @mpi_grav
426 followers · 576 posts · Server social.mpdl.mpg.deHappy Birthday, GW170817! Heute vor sechs Jahren beobachteten @LIGO und Virgo erstmals Gravitationswellen von verschmelzenden Neutronensternen und jede Menge andere Teleskope die vom Ereignis erzeugte elektromagnetische Strahlung.
Unsere Pressemitteilung zum Ereignis: https://www.aei.mpg.de/368858/first-observation-of-gravitational-waves-from-merging-neutron-stars
Numerische Simulation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6cm-0bwJ98
#gw170817 #gravitationswellen #doppelneutronenstern
MPI for Gravitational Physics · @mpi_grav
326 followers · 265 posts · Server social.mpdl.mpg.deGravitational-wave reading for a Saturday afternoon: Einstein Online article on the first merger of two neutron stars observed with gravitational waves: GW170817
➡️ https://www.einstein-online.info/en/spotlight/GW170817/
#SaturdayReading #Waiting4O4 #O4 #GravitationalWaves #GW170817
#saturdayreading #waiting4o4 #o4 #gravitationalwaves #gw170817
MPI for Gravitational Physics · @mpi_grav
326 followers · 265 posts · Server social.mpdl.mpg.deGravitationswellen-Lektüre für den Samstagnachmittag: Einstein-Online-Artikel zu GW170817, der ersten mit Gravitationswellen beobachteten Verschmelzung zweier Neutronensterne:
➡️ https://www.einstein-online.info/spotlight/GW170817/
#SaturdayReading #Waiting4O4 #O4 #Gravitationswellen #GW170817
#saturdayreading #waiting4o4 #o4 #gravitationswellen #gw170817
MPI for Gravitational Physics · @mpi_grav
318 followers · 227 posts · Server social.mpdl.mpg.de
Wenn euch unsere Visualisierung von GW170817 gefallen hat, werdet ihr die schönen Bilder auf der Homepage unseres Instituts lieben:
➡️ https://www.aei.mpg.de/409953/gw170817-a-binary-neutron-star-merger?seite=2
#Waiting4O4 #O4 #GW170817 #MultimediaMonday #Gravitationswellen
#waiting4o4 #o4 #gw170817 #multimediamonday #gravitationswellen
MPI for Gravitational Physics · @mpi_grav
318 followers · 227 posts · Server social.mpdl.mpg.de
If you liked our GW170817 visualisation, you'll love the beautiful still images you can find on our institute's homepage:
➡️ https://www.aei.mpg.de/151005/gw170817-a-binary-neutron-star-merger?page=2
#Waiting4O4 #O4 #GW170817 #MultimediaMonday #GravitationalWaves
#waiting4o4 #o4 #gw170817 #multimediamonday #gravitationalwaves
MPI for Gravitational Physics · @mpi_grav
318 followers · 225 posts · Server social.mpdl.mpg.deDiese Woche geht es am #MultimediaMonday um GW170718, die erste durch Gravitationswellen beobachtete Verschmelzung zweier Neutronensterne. Schaut euch diese wunderschöne wissenschaftliche Visualisierung an:
#multimediamonday #waiting4o4 #o4 #gravitationswellen #gw170817
MPI for Gravitational Physics · @mpi_grav
318 followers · 225 posts · Server social.mpdl.mpg.deThis week's #MultimediaMonday features GW170718, the first binary neutron star merger observed in gravitational waves. Watch this beautiful scientific visualisation:
#multimediamonday #waiting4o4 #o4 #gravitationalwaves #gw170817
Professor Jan Eldridge · @astro_jje
241 followers · 36 posts · Server astrodon.socialAnd I probably should have tagged this thread with #Astrodon #GW170817 #BPASS #Astrophysics too....
#Astrodon #gw170817 #bpass #astrophysics
Sharon · @SharonWillox
6 followers · 7 posts · Server mastodon.social
Ansgar Schmidt :verified: · @Ansi
370 followers · 1126 posts · Server mastodon.cloud
Guide to Transient Astronomy https://astrobites.org/2022/10/30/guide-to-transient-astronomy/ #core-collapsesupernovae #superluminoussupernovae #supernovaprogenitors #tidaldisruptionevent #gravitationalwaves #type1asupernovae #typeiisupernovae #fastradiobursts #gamma-raybursts #radioastronomy #variablestars #whitedwarfs #supernovae #magnetars #gw170817 #kilonova #guides #novae #grbs #rrat #agn #frb #tde
#core #superluminoussupernovae #supernovaprogenitors #tidaldisruptionevent #type1asupernovae #typeiisupernovae #variablestars #radioastronomy #whitedwarfs #supernovae #magnetars #gw170817 #kilonova #guides #novae #grbs #rrat #agn #frb #tde #gravitationalwaves #fastradiobursts #gamma
· @NetMassimo
93 followers · 1646 posts · Server mastodon.social#astronomy #NeutronStars #BlackHoles An article accepted for publication in "The Astrophysical Journal Letter" reports a study based on the X-ray emissions from the #kilonova generated by the merger of two neutron #stars in the event detected by gravitational waves on August 17, 2017, and cataloged as #GW170817.
#astronomy #neutronstars #blackholes #kilonova #stars #gw170817
Robert McNees · @mcnees
2028 followers · 387 posts · Server mastodon.social@mcnees This was the first example of an astrophysical event being simultaneously detected in both gravitational waves and across the electromagnetic spectrum. It opened up a new age of “multi-messenger astronomy,” an unprecedented way of measuring the universe.
Happy first anniversary to #GW170817.
Khurram Wadee ✅ · @mkwadee
986 followers · 10873 posts · Server mastodon.org.uk#GW170817: A #Spectacular #Multi-Radiation #Merger Event Detected
#APOD: 2017 October 16 - #Astronomy #Picture of the Day
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=42&v=x_Akn8fUBeQ
#gw170817 #spectacular #multi #merger #apod #astronomy #picture