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Powerful Burst in the Middle of Empty Space Has Finally Been Explained

2026-03-20 Science & Technology
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Anton Petrov
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Support this channel on Patreon to help me make this a full time job: https://www.patreon.com/whatdamath (Unreleased videos, extra footage, DMs, no ads) Alternatively, PayPal donations can be sent here: http://paypal.me/whatdamath Get a Wonderful Person Tee: https://teespring.com/stores/whatdamath More cool designs are on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3QFIrFX Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about a strange explosion in the middle of empty space Links: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2041-8213/ae2a2f/pdf https://www.nasa.gov/missions/chandra/nasa-discovers-crash-of-extreme-stars-in-unexpected-site/ https://www.mpg.de/24689430/simulating-how-neutron-stars-collide Other videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxMtmJ5v36c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emFf4W3WzYI #neutronstars #astronomy #kilonova 0:00 Strange explosion from billions of light years away 1:08 Here is what happened here (short GRB) 3:08 Why this was unusual 3:45 Hubble discovers the source 4:35 Explanation 6:40 Mystery of heavy elements in the middle of nowhere 7:45 Super complex computer simulation 9:02 Implications and conclusions Enjoy and please subscribe Bitcoin/Ethereum to spare? Donate them here to help this channel grow! bc1qnkl3nk0zt7w0xzrgur9pnkcduj7a3xxllcn7d4 or ETH: 0x60f088B10b03115405d313f964BeA93eF0Bd3DbF The hardware used to record these videos: New Camera: https://amzn.to/4pCVINS CPU: https://amzn.to/4qXIaxC Video Card: https://amzn.to/2M1W26C Motherboard: https://amzn.to/2JYGiQQ RAM: https://amzn.to/2Mwy2t4 PSU: https://amzn.to/2LZcrIH Case: https://amzn.to/2MwJZz4 Microphone: https://amzn.to/2t5jTv0 Mixer: https://amzn.to/2JOL0oF Recording and Editing: https://amzn.to/2LX6uvU Some of the above are affiliate links, meaning I would get a (very small) percentage of the price paid. Thank you to all Patreon supporters of this channel Special thanks also goes to all the wonderful supporters of the channel through YouTube Memberships Credit: Mark Garlick www.markgarlick.com Licenses used: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ and relevant Creative Commons licenses

Top Comments (10)

@anitapeura3517 2026-03-20

Always loved the idea of the atoms in our bodies coming from far out in space from cataclysmic collisions.

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@Blackholegamingchannel 2026-03-20

Thanks Anton have a great weekend everyone!!

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@JMurph2015 2026-03-21

The "gold is largely formed by neutron star collisions" is my FAVORITE fun fact because it's so tangible to look at gold jewelry and think "most of this object was probably formed by a neutron star collision a few billion years ago". It's so insane to wrap your head around that real life is as about as strange as mythology. Thor's hammer being made out of the heart of a dying star? So it was made out of _iron_, amazing (formation of iron in the core basically immediately kills stars).

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@annapierce357 2026-03-20

Hello Wonderful People ❤

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@RobertBrown-i4r 2026-03-20

Many thanks Anton --for helping me to see something more elevating than wars and politics on our tiny planet

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@jaquessiemasz8650 2026-03-20

I feel like it would be amazing to see one of these mergers from a much closer vantage, but it's probably safest to watch it from my chair right here on the cozy surface of our planet 😅

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@marknovak6498 2026-03-21

A neutron star colliding in the mix-up wake of a galactic collision is the cool confirmation of a belief many of us fancy.

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@jimcurtis9052 2026-03-20

Wonderful as always Anton. Thank you.

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@robertarnold3394 2026-03-21

It is truly mind boggling that humanity cannot only understand these collisions but can also use that knowledge to make extreme states of matter and put them to use.

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@BabaGonush 2026-03-22

Omg in the 90s I was 10 or 11 walking at night. I just happened to look up and to the left at the stars and seen a very, very far away light blue explosion. Never really talked about it but I’ll never forget it. This reminds me of this

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