Scientists Spot Explosive Counterpart of LIGO/Virgo’s Latest Gravitational Waves
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab)A team of scientists using the Dark Energy Camera (DECam), the primary observing tool of the Dark Energy Survey, was among the first to observe the fiery aftermath of a recently detected burst of gravitational waves, recording images of the first confirmed explosion from two colliding neutron stars ever seen by astronomers.