Polarized shockwaves shake the universe's cosmic web
ICRAR researchers have discovered tantalizing evidence of magnetic fields in the universe's largest cosmic structures.
Astronomy
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Researchers inspect a nearby pulsar wind nebula
Using the Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA), astronomers from Hong Kong and Australia have performed radio observations of a nearby pulsar wind nebula (PWN) powered by the pulsar PSR B1706−44. Results of the study, ...
Blazar 1ES 1218+304 inspected in detail
An international team of astronomers has performed a comprehensive, multiwavelength study of a blazar known as 1ES 1218+304. Results of the research, presented in a paper published January 3 on the arXiv preprint server, ...
Researchers inspect gamma-ray flares of the blazar 3C 279
Using NASA's Fermi spacecraft, Chinese astronomers have investigated the variability and spectral behavior of gamma-ray flares in a distant blazar known as 3C 279. Results of the study, presented in a paper published in the ...
High-speed, high-sensitivity terahertz detection using graphene transistor
On the electromagnetic spectrum, which comprises everything from radio waves to X-rays and gamma rays, there exists a deadzone where conventional electronic devices can hardly operate. This deadzone is occupied by terahertz ...
Optics & Photonics
Dec 15, 2022
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Research inspects a distant gamma-ray emitting blazar
An international team of astronomers has performed a long-term multiwavelength study of a distant gamma-ray emitting blazar known as 1ES 0647+250. Results of the research, published November 23 on arXiv.org, yield important ...
Did a giant radio telescope in China just discover aliens? Not so FAST...
"Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence," said Carl Sagan. This phrase is the standard that astronomers will be applying to a curious signal captured with China's "Sky Eye" telescope that might be a transmission ...
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Research examines X-ray intraday variability of blazar Markarian 421
By analyzing the data from ESA's XMM-Newton satellite, astronomers from the Astronomical Observatory of the Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland, and elsewhere, have investigated X-ray intraday variability of a nearby ...
Radio flares observed on a nearby M dwarf star
Using the MeerKAT radio telescope, an international team of astronomers have detected radio flares on a nearby M dwarf star known as SCR 1746−3214. The finding, reported in a paper published April 7 on the pre-print server ...
Study investigates flaring activity of blazar S5 1803+78
Using various space and ground-based observatories, astronomers have inspected flaring activity observed on a blazar known as S5 1803+78. Results of this multi-wavelength study, published April 10 on the arXiv pre-print server, ...
