How it looks (and sounds) when two stars collide

Researchers say an explosion spotted in space is one of the most scientifically important astronomical events ever. Here's what happened. SUBSCRIBE: https://goo.gl/kdDpXu Today scientists announced one of the most important astronomical discoveries ever: the observation of two neutron stars colliding and merging in space. It affects how we think of space, time, and the Earth’s elements. And it happened 130 million years ago. Read more: https://qz.com/1102917 FOLLOW QUARTZ: Facebook: https://goo.gl/DsmLvx Twitter: https://goo.gl/rY7pSX Check out the rest of our videos: https://goo.gl/A8gZvx Quartz is a digitally native news outlet dedicated to telling stories at the intersection of the important and the interesting. Visit us at https://qz.com/ to read more.