/newsroom/taxonomy/term/9732/all en /newsroom/channels/news/neutron-star-merger-yields-new-puzzle-astrophysicists-283948 <p>The afterglow from the distant neutron-star merger <a href="/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> Wed, 17 Jan 2018 21:56:53 +0000 christopher.chipello@mcgill.ca 32839 at /newsroom