<ul><li>Scientists at Caltech have simulated the cosmic collisions between black holes and neutron stars, revealing starquakes, shockwaves, and signals of light that may be detected from Earth.</li><li>In these collisions, neutron stars experience massive quakes just before being consumed by black holes, generating magnetic ripples and blast waves, potentially leading to detectable radio bursts.</li><li>As the neutron star is devoured, its magnetic waves break into monster shockwaves, producing a second burst of energy that could help astronomers identify these rare events in real-time.</li><li>The simulations using supercomputers are aiding in preparing scientists to detect these collisions using gravitational wave detectors like LIGO, along with telescopes, offering insights into some of the universe’s most extreme phenomena.</li></ul>

When a black hole devours a star: The cosmic quakes, shockwaves, and signals left behind

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