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A Pulsed Discovery In Omega Centauri

A recent study has unveiled a new discovery at the heart of globular cluster Omega Centauri: five long-anticipated pulsars.

The globular cluster Omega Centauri makes for an impressive sight — millions of stars gravitationally bound into a beautiful sphere, its core alight from the glow of densely packed bodies. A recent study has unveiled a new discovery at the heart of this cluster: five long-anticipated pulsars.

Source: aasnova.org/2020/02/12/a-pulsed-discovery-in-omega-centauri

Posted on February 13, 2020 by Earl

A Pulsed Discovery In Omega Centauri A recent study has unveiled a new discovery at the heart of globular cluster Omega Centauri: five long-anticipated pulsars. The globular cluster Omega Centauri makes for an impressive sight — millions of stars gravitationally bound into a beautiful sphere, its core alight from the Continue Reading

Physicists Just Released Step-by-Step Instructions for Building a Wormhole

All you need are two black holes and a few cosmic strings and voila! Instant wormhole.

Source: www.space.com/building-a-wormhole-with-cosmic-strings.html

Posted on September 2, 2019 by Earl

Physicists Just Released Step-by-Step Instructions for Building a Wormhole All you need are two black holes and a few cosmic strings and voila! Instant wormhole. Source: www.space.com/building-a-wormhole-with-cosmic-strings.html

Astrophysicists Link Brightening of Pulsar Wind Nebula to Pulsar Spin-down Rate Transition—Chinese Academy of Sciences

Astrophysicists have discovered that the pulsar wind nebula (PWN) surrounding the famous pulsar B0540-69 brightened gradually after the pulsar experienced a sudden spin-down rate transition (SRT). This discovery, made by a group of astrophysicists led by GE Mingyu and LU Fangjun at the Institute of High Energy Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, provides important clues to the spin-down mechanism and the magnetic field structure of the pulsar, as well as the physical properties of the PWN. The results were published in Nature Astronomy.

Source: english.cas.cn/newsroom/news/201908/t20190822_215572.shtml

Posted on August 27, 2019 by Earl

Astrophysicists Link Brightening of Pulsar Wind Nebula to Pulsar Spin-down Rate Transition—Chinese Academy of Sciences Astrophysicists have discovered that the pulsar wind nebula (PWN) surrounding the famous pulsar B0540-69 brightened gradually after the pulsar experienced a sudden spin-down rate transition (SRT). This discovery, made by a group of astrophysicists led Continue Reading

Black Hole Holograms

A research team from Osaka University, Nihon University and Chuo University has proposed a novel theoretical framework whose experiment could be performed in a laboratory to better understand the physics of black holes. This project can shed light on the fundamental laws that govern the cosmos on both unimaginably small and vastly large scales.

Source: www.astrowatch.net/2019/08/black-hole-holograms.html

Posted on August 27, 2019 by Earl

Black Hole Holograms A research team from Osaka University, Nihon University and Chuo University has proposed a novel theoretical framework whose experiment could be performed in a laboratory to better understand the physics of black holes. This project can shed light on the fundamental laws that govern the cosmos on Continue Reading

German-Russian Astronomy Satellite Launches – Sky & Telescope

Spektrum-Röntgen-Gamma, a long-delayed and much-modified X-ray astronomy package carrying the EROSITA telescope, launched successfully on Saturday.

Source: www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-news/german-russian-astronomy-satellite-launches/?fbclid=IwAR0otfhsP6NH-XD016k6Q6rfXE8DnShMkP6Nk6jgZfTF5QZVzJHO2wjhuuA

Posted on July 15, 2019July 15, 2019 by Earl

German-Russian Astronomy Satellite Launches – Sky & Telescope Spektrum-Röntgen-Gamma, a long-delayed and much-modified X-ray astronomy package carrying the EROSITA telescope, launched successfully on Saturday. Source: www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-news/german-russian-astronomy-satellite-launches/?fbclid=IwAR0otfhsP6NH-XD016k6Q6rfXE8DnShMkP6Nk6jgZfTF5QZVzJHO2wjhuuA

Why the “Random Transiter” is now the most mysterious star in the Galaxy

Move aside Tabby’s star – a new enigmatic star observed by K2 looks to have taken the title of the “most mysterious star in the galaxy” – HD 139139. Here I’ll tr…

Source: www.hughosborn.co.uk/2019/06/29/why-the-random-transiter-is-the-most-mysterious-star-in-the-galaxy/

Posted on July 4, 2019 by Earl

Why the “Random Transiter” is now the most mysterious star in the Galaxy Move aside Tabby’s star – a new enigmatic star observed by K2 looks to have taken the title of the “most mysterious star in the galaxy” – HD 139139. Here I’ll tr… Source: www.hughosborn.co.uk/2019/06/29/why-the-random-transiter-is-the-most-mysterious-star-in-the-galaxy/

100 years after, Astronomers carry out the Einstein’s Eclipse experiment at La Silla Observatory in Chile

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the historical experiment which verified Einstein’s theory of General Relativity, a team of astronomers will measure again the deflection of starlight in the vicinity of the Sun’s gravitational field during the July 2 2019 total solar eclipse in Chile !

Source: astrospace-page.blogspot.com/2019/06/einsteins-eclipse-experiment-with-TAROT-for-the-2019-total-solar-eclipse-from-La-Silla-in-Chile.html?m=1

Posted on June 16, 2019 by Earl

100 years after, Astronomers carry out the Einstein’s Eclipse experiment at La Silla Observatory in Chile To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the historical experiment which verified Einstein’s theory of General Relativity, a team of astronomers will measure again the deflection of starlight in the vicinity of the Sun’s Continue Reading

Three Stellar Populations? Unresolved Binaries? Mysteries of the Orion Nebula Cluster

Does the Orion Nebula Cluster actually include three distinct stellar populations? Or is it all just a bunch of unresolved binaries and triple systems?

Source: astrobites.org/2019/05/24/mysteries-of-the-orion-nebula-cluster/

Posted on May 25, 2019 by Earl

Three Stellar Populations? Unresolved Binaries? Mysteries of the Orion Nebula Cluster Does the Orion Nebula Cluster actually include three distinct stellar populations? Or is it all just a bunch of unresolved binaries and triple systems? Source: astrobites.org/2019/05/24/mysteries-of-the-orion-nebula-cluster/