‘Star That Would Not Die’ Explodes for a Record 600 Days
Credit to Author: Becky Ferreira| Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2017 18:00:00 +0000
Most type II supernovae start to fade within 130 days, but this star couldn’t stop exploding.
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Astronomers Are ‘Racing Against Time’ as Humanity Clogs the Air With Radio Signals
Credit to Author: Jacob Dubé| Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2017 13:00:00 +0000
Interference is playing havoc with radio telescopes.
Read moreNobel Prize in Physics Recognizes the Dawn of a Whole New Kind of Astronomy
Credit to Author: Becky Ferreira| Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2017 15:22:29 +0000
Rainer Weiss, Kip Thorne, and Barry Barish are named for leading the effort to detect gravitational waves.
Read moreThis Huge Telescope is Built Like A Halfpipe and Hunts for Dark Energy
Credit to Author: Jacob Dubé| Date: Thu, 07 Sep 2017 15:24:00 +0000
Dark energy is driving the accelerating expansion of the universe. No one knows what it is.
Read moreMystery Gravitational Lens Hints at Possible Primordial Black Holes, Dark Matter
Credit to Author: Michael Byrne| Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2017 16:00:00 +0000
At the very least, the new discovery offers a novel way of magnifying the distant cosmos.
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