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Clare Higgs
Student observes unprecedented neutron star collision
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On Aug. 16, while visiting the Las Campanas Observatory in Chile, UVic doctoral student Clare Higgs was involved in the observation of the first recorded gravitational wave signature caused by a neutron star collision.
Observation of neutron star collision
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A University of Victoria doctoral student visiting an observatory in Chile unexpectedly became a participant in the observation of the first recorded gravitational wave signature caused by a neutron star collision – a discovery that is transformational to our understanding of the universe.
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