/channels/taxonomy/term/8901/all en /channels/channels/news/neutron-star-merger-yields-new-puzzle-astrophysicists-283948 <p>The afterglow from the distant neutron-star merger <a href="//mcgill.ca/newsroom/channels/news/latest-gravitational-wave-detection-opens-new-era-astronomy-278031">detected last August</a> has continued to brighten – much to the surprise of astrophysicists studying the aftermath of the massive collision that took place about 138 million light years away and sent gravitational waves rippling through the universe.</p> Thu, 18 Jan 2018 17:22:44 +0000 webfull 134199 at /channels /channels/news/mcgill-expert-burger-king-buying-tim-hortons-238431 Tue, 26 Aug 2014 14:27:07 +0000 webfull 104768 at /channels /channels/news/heinz-buying-kraft-243771 Wed, 25 Mar 2015 14:14:07 +0000 webfull 109057 at /channels