Astrophysics

8 days ago

Elizabeth Howell - New supernova thrills astronomers and skywatchers around the world:

https://www.space.com/pinw...

#PinwheelGalaxy #M101 #Supernova #KoichiItagaki #Astrophysics #Astronomy

New supernova thrills astronomers and skywatchers around the world | Space

A star explosion in deep space is visible in amateur telescopes, although folks have had to battle light pollution, haze and the occasional satellite trail to see it.

https://www.space.com/pinwheel-galaxy-m101-new-supernova-astronomers-excited

Alexander Rogge

8 days ago

Carolyn Collins Petersen - Astronomers Watched a Fast Radio Burst Go Right Through a Star’s Atmosphere:

https://www.universetoday....

#FRB20190520B #FastRadioBurst #FRB #Polarization #Astrophysics #Astronomy

Alexander Rogge

8 days ago

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory - Experiments shed light on pressure-driven ionization in giant planets and stars:

https://phys.org/news/2023...

#SLAC #NIF #LLNL #Fusion #LASER #XRay #Pressure #Compression #KShell #Delocalization #Beryllium #Electron #Transition #Ionization #Astrophysics #Physics

Alexander Rogge

18 days ago

Massimo Luciani - The VISIONS survey mapped various stellar nurseries:

https://english.tachyonbea...

#VISTAStarFormationAtlas #VISIONS #VIRCAM #ESO #StarFormation #StellarNurseries #StellarAstrophysics #Astrophysics #Astronomy

Alexander Rogge

18 days ago

W. M. Keck Observatory - A Strange, Solitary Life For Young Stars At The Milky Way’s Center:

https://keckobservatory.or...

#SagittariusA #SStars #LonelyStars #Stars #BlackHole #MilkyWay #GalacticCenter #KeckObservatory #Spectrograph #Spectroscopy #InfraredAstronomy #Infrared #Astronomy #Astrophysics

Alexander Rogge

1 month ago

Xinhua - New image shows black hole expelling powerful jet:

http://en.people.cn/n3/202...

#SupermassiveBlackHole #BlackHole #SMBH #M87 #TelescopeArray #Telescopes #GMVA #ALMA #GLT #Astrophysics #Astronomy

Alexander Rogge

1 month ago

Brandon Vigliarolo - Balloon-borne telescope returns first photos in search for dark matter:

https://www.theregister.co...

#SuperPressureBalloonBorneImagingTelescope #SuperBIT #Balloon #Telescope #GravitationalLensing #TarantulaNebula #AntennaeGalaxies #NGC4038 #NGC4039 #Galaxies #GalaxyClusters #DarkMatter #Astrophotography #Astrophysics #Astronomy

Balloon-borne telescope returns first photos • The Register

Helium is way cheaper than rocket fuel, and the pictures are just as good if you get high enough

https://www.theregister.com/2023/04/25/balloonborne_telescope_returns_first_photos/

Alexander Rogge

1 month ago

Scott Alan Johnston - The Milky Way has Trapped the Large Magellanic Cloud With its Gravity:

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#LargeMagellanicCloud #LMC #MilkyWay #GalaxyEvolution #Galaxy #Gravity #Gaia #Astrophysics #Astronomy

The Milky Way has Trapped the Large Magellanic Cloud With its Gravity. What Comes Next? - Universe Today

Our galaxy’s largest nearby companion is the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), a dwarf galaxy visible to the naked eye in the Southern Hemisphere. In recent years, new theoretical research and better observational capabilities have taught astronomers a great deal about our (not-so-little) neighbour. It&..

https://www.universetoday.com/161045/the-milky-way-has-trapped-the-large-magellanic-cloud-with-its-gravity-what-comes-next/