supernova
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AI Detected a Supernova All on Its Own
You can add supernova spotting to the laundry list of accolades attributed to artificial intelligence. This week, a collaboration of astronomers led by Northwestern University said they have developed the world’s first AI-assisted, fully automatic supernova detection, identification, and classification system. The powerful new tool, which the scientists say could “significantly streamline” large studies of…
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Gaze in Wonder at These Stunning Views of the Cosmos
The cosmos is a hostile but beautiful place; from Earth, its phenomena — from our Sun and the aurorae it generates to nebulae and distant galaxies — are worth capturing.
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Amateur Astronomers Can See a New Supernova in the Night Sky
In the ever-changing cosmic goo that is the universe, the biggest stars end their lives in enormous explosions called supernovae. These bursts are so bright that they are visible across vast distances — and a new one just appeared in the night sky here on Earth. If you turn your telescope toward the constellation Ursa…
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Astronomers Stunned by Brightest Gamma Ray Burst Ever Recorded
On October 9, 2022, a gamma ray burst brighter than any before seen swept across Earth and space-based detectors. A team scrambled to take follow-up observations at radio wavelengths, and they confirmed that the burst was about 70 times brighter than anything recorded previously.