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    WATCH: What Happens When Two Neutron Stars Collide

    Turns out that Einstein was right about what happens when neutron stars collide. An international team of astronomers has confirmed his theory for the first time.
    by Joe Palca Dec 20, 2017 2 minutes

    An international team of astronomers has concluded that when it comes to theories about colliding neutron stars, Einstein got it right. Everybody else, not so much.

    A neutron star is what's left when a star burns out and collapses in on itself, leaving a small, incredibly dense ball.

    Einstein's theory of general relativity predicted that

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