A model of the optical light detected following the merger of two neutron stars reveals polarization to be a unique probe of the geometry of the kilonova explosion that accompanied the gravitational waves.
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Leonard, D.C. Making sense of nothing. Nat Astron 3, 22–23 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-018-0643-5
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