by Jonathan Nally | Jan 8, 2020 | Astronomy, Cosmology
Above: Artist’s impression of the binary neutron star merger producing GW190425, thought to have resulted in the formation of a black hole. See the video below for a better understanding. Credit: National Science Foundation/LIGO/Sonoma State University/A. Simonnet....
by Jonathan Nally | Nov 21, 2019 | Astronomy, Cosmology
Above: The afterglow of GRB 190114C and its home galaxy were imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope on February 11 and March 12, 2019. The gamma ray burst (centre of the green circle) was located about 800 light-years from the galaxy’s core. Credit: NASA, ESA, and V....
by Jonathan Nally | Aug 24, 2019 | Astronomy, Cosmology
Scientists say they have, for the first time, likely detected a black hole devouring a neutron star. The detection was made on August 14, 2019, using gravitational-wave observatories in the United States and Italy. The observatories’ detectors picked up the...
