Masses in the stellar graveyard (IMAGE)

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Masses in the stellar graveyard

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The masses of neutron stars and black holes measured through gravitational waves (blue and orange) and electromagnetic observations (yellow and purple). GW 200105 and GW 200115 are highlighted as the merger of neutron stars with black holes.

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© LIGO-Virgo / Frank Elavsky, Aaron Geller / Northwestern

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