Multi-messenger astronomy GW170817

Layer 1 — Physicsin the Gravitational Wave Physics subtree

Joint GW + gamma-ray + optical + radio + X-ray observation of BNS merger across 70 telescopes; verified neutron-star-merger origin of short-GRBs and r-process kilonovae; cosmology from H0 measurement.

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