Binary neutron star mergers are complex to understand astrophysically. A small piece of the puzzle may now have been solved using a computationally intensive simulation to explain how short gamma-ray bursts can be launched by a magnetar engine.
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Mösta, P. The turbulent aftermath of a neutron star collision. Nat Astron 8, 269–270 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-024-02211-0
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