[KEE-LOH-NOH-VUH], (NOUN)
A KILONOVA IS AN INCREDIBLY RARE COSMIC EVENT.
WHEN TWO SUPERDENSE NEUTRON STARS MERGE,
A MASSIVE EXPLOSION HAPPENS, PRODUCING AND
EJECTING THE EQUIVALENT TO HUNDREDS OF EARTHS OF
THE HEAVIEST PRECIOUS METALS IN THE UNIVERSE,
SUCH AS IRIDIUM, PLATINUM AND GOLD.
