Kilonova afterglow potentially spotted for first time
For the first time, Northwestern University-led astronomers may have detected an afterglow from a kilonova.
For the first time, Northwestern University-led astronomers may have detected an afterglow from a kilonova.
Astronomy
Feb 28, 2022
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An international team of astronomers has performed long-term radio and X-ray observations of a recently detected young magnetar known as Swift J1818.0-1607. Results of the monitoring campaign, published February 15 on arXiv.org, ...
An international team of astronomers reports the detection of a new millisecond pulsar (MSP) using the Green Bank Telescope (GBT). The newfound pulsar, designated PSR J1555−2908, turns out to be one of the so-called "black ...
The moment that debris from destroyed planets impacts the surface of a white dwarf star has been observed for the first time by astronomers at the University of Warwick.
Astronomy
Feb 9, 2022
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Using ESA's XMM-Newton and NASA's NuSTAR spacecraft, astronomers have observed a galactic source designated IGR J18007–4146. The observational campaign has found that this source is an intermediate polar. The finding is ...
Using the Very Large Telescope (VLT), French astronomers have performed spectroscopic observations of an ultraluminous X-ray source known as NGC 1313 X–1. The observational campaign resulted in the detection of a shocked-ionized ...
Using the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST), Chinese astronomers have investigated a peculiar emission phenomena exhibited by a pulsar known as PSR B1859+07. Results of the study, published January ...
Using the Neutron Star Interior Composition ExploreR (NICER) aboard the International Space Station, and other observing facilities, an international team of astronomers has explored a magnetar known as SGR 1830−0645. Results ...
A study of electron dynamics timed to millionths of a billionth of a second reveals the damage radiation can do on a molecular level.
General Physics
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Researchers from the U.S. Naval Observatory and elsewhere have performed simultaneous observations of an active galactic nucleus (AGN) in the galaxy NGC 2992 using the Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) and NASA's Swift spacecraft. ...