The large stationary radio telescope CHIME, the Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment, has detected 535 fast radio bursts between 2018 and 2019, during its first year of operation. West Virginia University engineer Kevin Bandura explained FRBs are a key to understanding the universe a little bit more.
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Exploring galaxies during a pandemic; how WVU Planetarium got creative during a pivot to virtual delivery
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Normally when you visit the WVU Planetarium and Observatory, you take your seat and wondrously peer up at the dome with anticipation; the lights dim, and the dome lights up.
Sarah Burke-Spolaor and team in the news, investigating a missing supermassive black hole
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Dr. Sarah Burke-Spolaor and team investigate a missing supermassive black hole in the center of galaxy cluster Abell 2261.
WVU astrophysicist named international Highly Cited Researcher
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A West Virginia University astrophysicist has been named a 2020 Highly Cited Researcher by Web of Science, one of the world’s top research awards.
NANOGrav finds possible ‘first hints’ of low-frequency gravitational wave background
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In
data gathered and analyzed over 13 years, the North American Nanohertz
Observatory for Gravitational Waves (NANOGrav) Physics Frontiers Center (PFC) has
found an intriguing low-frequency signal that may be attributable to
gravitational waves.
Peering into a baby magnetar with Chandra eyes
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The baby magnetar, named Swift J1818.0-1607 (or J1818 for
short), lies in our galaxy and was discovered in March of 2020 by NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory. In the middle of the pandemic, when the whole world
was under lockdown, the magnetar decided to make an appearance by suddenly
lighting up in X-rays and soft gamma rays. The Swift detection caught
astronomers’ attention because the source launched a series of intense,
millisecond duration high-energy bursts in our direction, announcing the
discovery of this new kid on the block. Scientists have identified only 31
magnetars, while there are over 3,000 known neutron stars.
Dr. Sarah Burke-Spolaor and team investigate a missing supermassive black hole
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Dr. Sarah Burke-Spolaor and team investigate a missing supermassive black hole in the center of galaxy cluster Abell 2261.
Celebrating first generation STEM student's persistence and success
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First generation college students are on the rise but supporting their unique needs continues to evolve; especially in the STEM (science, technology, engineering & mathematics) fields in higher education.
"Faces of Physics" Series will feature former Center member, Natalia Lewandowska
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Hosted by the Marshall University Society of Physics Students, the "Faces of Physics" lecture series will feature Natalia Lewandowska, PhD.