Tag: Astrophysics
Exploding stars are rare but emit torrents of radiation − if...
Chris Impey, University of Arizona
Stars like the Sun are remarkably constant. They vary in brightness by only 0.1%...
A subtle symphony of ripples in spacetime – astronomers use dead...
Chris Impey, University of Arizona
An international team of astronomers has detected a faint signal of gravitational waves reverberating...
Astronomers just saw a star eat a planet – an astrophysicist...
Morgan MacLeod, Harvard University
For the first time, astronomers have captured images that show a star consuming one of...
Unusual, long-lasting gamma-ray burst challenges theories about these powerful cosmic explosions...
Eleonora Troja, University of Rome Tor Vergata and Simone Dichiara, Penn State
The Research Brief is a short take...
Astronomers have found an especially sneaky black hole – discovery sheds...
Idan Ginsburg, Georgia State University
There is always something new and exciting happening in the field of black hole...
Real shooting stars exist, but they aren’t the streaks you see...
Idan Ginsburg, Georgia State University
“I see thy glory like a shooting star.”
So says the Earl of Salisbury as he ruminates about the future...
535 new fast radio bursts help answer deep questions about the...
Emmanuel Fonseca, West Virginia University
On June 9, 2021, my colleagues and I announced the discovery of 535 fast...
Black holes aren’t totally black, and other insights from Stephen Hawking’s...
Christoph Adami, Michigan State University
Mathematical physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking was best known for his work exploring the relationship between black holes and quantum...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
