Three named to National Academy of Inventors
Northwestern University professors Shana Kelley, Dr. Dimitri Krainc and Hooman Mohseni have been named 2023 fellows of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI).
Source: northwestern.edu
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Unprecedented Discovery: Strange "Blob-Like" Origin of Mysterious Record-Breaking Radio Bursts
Hubble Space Telescope reveals curious birthplace of record-breaking blast. Fast radio burst (FRB) is the most powerful, most distant to date Astronomers find FRB originated not in one galaxy but a group of galaxies on the path to a possible merger In the summer of 2022, astronomers detec
Source: scitechdaily.com
Farthest fast radio burst found in cluster of seven galaxies.
In summer 2022, astronomers found the most potent fast radio burst (FRB), the farthest known, from a location dating halfway to the Big Bang.
Source: newswise.com
'Blob-like' home of farthest-known fast radio
<p>In summer 2022, astronomers detected the most powerful and most distant fast radio burst (FRB) ever observed.&nbsp;Now, astronomers led by Northwestern University have pinpointed the extraordinary object&rsquo;s birthplace &mdash; and it&rsquo;s rather curious, indeed.&nbsp;Using images from NASA&rsquo;s Hubble Space Telescope, the researchers traced the FRB back to not&nbsp;<em>one</em>&nbsp;galaxy but a group of at least&nbsp;<em>s...
Source: eurekalert.org
Blob-like home of farthest-known fast radio burst is collection of seven galaxies
Evanston IL (SPX) Jan 10, 2024 - In summer 2022, astronomers detected the most powerful fast radio burst (FRB) ever observed. And coming from a location that dates halfway back to the Big Bang, it also was the farthest known FRB sp
United States New Orleans Alexa Gordon Yuxin Vic Dong Northwestern Weinberg College Of Arts American Astronomical Society
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Missing link found: supernovae give rise to black holes or neutron stars
ESO, European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere
Source: eso.org
CIERA hosts Annual NASA Hackathon
Northwestern’s Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics hosted the Chicago chapter of the NASA International Space Apps Challenge in Evanston over the weekend. The two-day event was a partnership between CIERA, the chapter’s local leads and several local collaborators, including the Mansueto Innovation Institute at Northwestern Medicine, nonprofits NewSpace Chicago and Code Your...
United States Don Crowley Shane Larsonsaid Space Apps International On Mansueto Innovation Institute At Northwestern Medicine University Of Wisconsin
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Scientists Explain 'Bananas' Galaxy Observation That Baffled Everyone
The mystery of six galaxies that appeared too large for their age has been solved by astrophysicists, with the explanation lying in the "bursty star formation."
United States Erica Nelson Guochao Sun Northwestern University Weinberg College Of Arts University Of Colorado Boulder Research In Astrophysics
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What are gamma-ray bursts?
Shrouded in mystery for decades, gamma-ray bursts are the brightest explosions since the Big Bang and emerge from only the most violent cosmic events.
Source: space.com
Bursts of star formation explain mysterious brightness at cosmic dawn
Evanston IL (SPX) Oct 04, 2023 - When scientists viewed the James Webb Space Telescopes (JWST) first images of the universes earliest galaxies, they were shocked. The young galaxies appeared too bright, too massive and too mature
United States California Institute Of Technology Claude Andre Faucher Giguere Guochao Sun Research In Astrophysics Flatiron Institute Center
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