Kilonova

Watching the two neutron stars collide in this visualization made me feel tiny in the best way—the gravity of the event really comes through. It's both educational and oddly calming to see the explosion unfold.

I've been staring at the night sky my whole life and never once thought about what happens when two neutron stars collide, but this product completely changed that. The way it breaks down the merger of those incredibly dense objects into something you can actually grasp is mind-blowing. Definitely w

Two neutron stars crashing together—that’s a concept that’s been stuck in my head since I read it. The scale of it, the sheer violence, makes my own problems feel tiny.