Question

LIGO announcement of a neutron star merger in NGC 4993?

Resolved:Yes

5 comments5

Total Forecasters44

Community Prediction

71%

(63% - 77%)

Make a Prediction

50%

community: 71%

Did this actually happen?Yes

Community Baseline Score

63.5

Community Peer Score

-0.7

Authors:

Greg

Opened:

Aug 26, 2017

Closes:

Oct 1, 2017

Resolves:

Oct 17, 2017

Spot Scoring Time:

Aug 27, 2017

Natural Sciences

Space

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