Tag: Northwestern
First-of-its-kind ‘Bare-Bones’ Supernova Upends Star Evolution Models
Rare stellar blast reveals a heavy-element core, challenging theories of how massive stars live and die Media Contact: Meagan O’Shea Maunakea, Hawaiʻi – For the first time, scientists have confirmed […]
Supernova’s ‘Trapped’ Jet Reveals Source of Fast X-ray Transient
Mysterious cosmic explosion is traced to a massive stellar explosion Media Contact: Meagan O’Shea – moshea@keck.hawaii.edu Maunakea, Hawaiʻi – An international team of astrophysicists using W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea, […]
First Fast Radio Burst Traced to Old, Dead, Elliptical Galaxy
Maunakea, Hawaiʻi — For the first time, astronomers have traced a fast radio burst (FRB) to the outskirts of an ancient, dead, elliptical galaxy — an unprecedented home for a phenomenon […]