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'A collision within a collision': Neutron star merger hiding in mini-galaxy could answer 2 big astrophysics questions
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A powerful "gamma-ray burst" has been seen exploding from merging neutron stars hidden within a previously unknown mini-galaxy leftover from an ancient cosmic crash. The "collision within a collision" could help answer multiple astrophysics questions, researchers say.