{"id":276686,"date":"2026-02-02T10:03:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T10:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/276686\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T10:03:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T10:03:17","slug":"nasa-finds-what-possibly-happens-milliseconds-before-neutron-star-collisions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/276686\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA finds what possibly happens milliseconds before neutron star collisions"},"content":{"rendered":"

When a neutron star merger occurs, it produces one of the most powerful explosions in the universe \u2014 gamma-ray bursts. But before these mergers happen, the stars spin dozens of times, and a magnetic field is produced. This magnetic field is one of the strongest magnetic fields known. It is up to 10 trillion times stronger than a refrigerator magnet. The magnetic fields are strong enough to directly transform gamma-rays into electrons and positrons and rapidly accelerate them into incredibly high energies. <\/p>\n

Using NASA\u2019s Pleiades supercomputer, scientists ran more than 100 simulations to see how different magnetic field configurations affected how electromagnetic waves left a system of two orbiting 1.4 solar-mass neutron stars. Most of the simulations focused on the last 7.7 milliseconds before the merger. The simulations revealed that during this period, there is a dramatic interaction of magnetic field lines. The field lines connect, break, and reconnect. While the fields interact, particles are transformed into radiation and vice versa. <\/p>\n

The simulation went further to show regions where the highest-energy gamma-rays are produced. These rays cannot escape the system as they are quickly converted to particles in the presence of strong magnetic fields. However, gamma-rays at lower energies can escape the merging system and may later produce X-rays. Future observatories can target these lower-energy radiations to give scientists a look at a neutron star merger just before it happens.<\/p>\n

\t\"Chibuike<\/a>Chibuike Okpara<\/a> – Tech Writer – 369 articles published on Notebookcheck since 2024<\/p>\n

I have always been fascinated by technology and digital devices my entire life and even got addicted to it. I have always marveled at the intricacy of even the simplest digital devices and systems around us. I have been writing and publishing articles online for about 6 years now, just about a year ago, I found myself lost in the marvel of smartphones and laptops we have in our hands every day. I developed a passion for learning about new devices and technologies that come with them and at some point, I asked myself, “Why not get into writing tech articles?” It is useless to say I followed up the idea \u2014 it is evident. I am an open-minded individual who derives an infinite amount of joy from researching and discovering new information, I believe there is so much to learn and such a short life to live, so I put my time to good use \u2014 learning new things. I am a ‘bookworm’ of the internet and digital devices. When I am not writing, you will find me on my devices still, I do explore and admire the beauty of nature and creatures. I am a fast learner and quickly adapt to changes, always looking forward to new adventures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When a neutron star merger occurs, it produces one of the most powerful explosions in the universe \u2014…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":276687,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[908,569,570,61,60,562,91,568,43300,561,571,567,563,564,82,247,566,565],"class_list":["post-276686","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-space","tag-astronomy","tag-benchmarks","tag-graphics-card","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-laptop","tag-nasa","tag-netbook","tag-neutron-stars","tag-notebook","tag-processor","tag-reports","tag-review","tag-reviews","tag-science","tag-space","tag-test","tag-tests"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/276686","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=276686"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/276686\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/276687"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=276686"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=276686"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=276686"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}