Did rapid spin delay 2017 collapse of merged neutron stars into black hole?

Continuing X-ray observations by Chandra of the kilonova from the merger of two neutron stars to form a black hole hint at new processes. Initially, a gamma-ray burst and subsequent X-ray emissions told of a jet of material produced by the merger, but X-rays from this jet should be dimming. They’re not, suggesting that ejecta from the merger, given an extra bounce from the merged neutron stars a second before collapse, is also generating X-rays.

Source: sciencedaily.com

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