Timeline Monday 16 October 2017

Monday 16 October 2017

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Events on Monday 16 October 2017 1

2017 Neutron star collision detected First multi-messenger astronomy event Scientists detected both gravitational waves and light from a neutron star collision on October 16, 2017, the first ever multi-messenger astronomy event. It confirmed that gold and heavy elements are forged in such collisions.