Astronomy
Scientific study of celestial objects
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| 2025 |
Annie Jump Cannon Award in Astronomy
Maya Fishbach receives the Annie Jump Cannon Award in Astronomy from the American Astronomical Society
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| January 2025 |
Fast radio burst
Astronomers discovered radio waves from a galaxy approximately 2 billion light-years away, believed to be over 11 billion years old, associated with a galaxy previously thought to be inactive.
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| 2024 |
Annie Jump Cannon Award in Astronomy
Jennifer Bergner receives the Annie Jump Cannon Award in Astronomy from the American Astronomical Society
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| 2024 |
Fast radio burst
A new technique was formulated to estimate the transverse FRB emission region size using a scattering screen in the host galaxy. The previously recorded burst FRB 202210122A was constrained to have an emission region size less than 30,000 km.
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| 2024 |
Fast radio burst
An international team led by INAF astrophysicists conducts a research campaign on FRB20201124A, confirming the potential origin of FRBs in a binary system with a high accretion rate.
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| May 25 2024 |
Fast radio burst
Gamma-ray flare associated with FRB 20240114A reported
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| May 15 2024 |
Fast radio burst
Multiple burst detections of FRB 20240114A up to 6 GHz reported using Effelsberg 100-m Radio Telescope
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| May 4 2024 |
Fast radio burst
Astronomers reported a redshift of z=0.1300+/-0002 for the FRB host galaxy, possibly a dwarf star-forming galaxy
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| April 25 2024 |
Fast radio burst
Eight repeat bursts from FRB 20240114A detected by Allen Telescope Array at frequencies above 2.0 GHz
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| April 18 2024 |
Fast radio burst
Coincident gamma-ray emission observed, possibly associated with FRB 20240114A
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| April 18 2024 |
Fast radio burst
Five repeat bursts from FRB 20240114A detected by Nancay Radio Telescope at 2.5 GHz (highest frequency to date)
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| April 2 2024 |
Fast radio burst
Over 100 detections of FRB 20240114A reported using five small European radio telescopes
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| March 17 2024 |
Fast radio burst
Northern Cross Radio Telescope reported a bright radio burst of FRB 20240114A
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| March 5 2024 |
Fast radio burst
A 'burst storm' reported from FRB 20240114A by the FAST radio telescope
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| February 25 2024 |
Fast radio burst
51 bursts (including micro-structure) reported using uGMRT
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| February 24 2024 |
Fast radio burst
FAST reported no detection of FRB 20240216A
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| February 22 2024 |
Fast radio burst
Announcement of five bursts from new repeating FRB 20240216A, detected by Australian SKA Pathfinder (ASKAP)
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| February 20 2024 |
Fast radio burst
European VLBI Network (EVN) observed 13 bursts of FRB 20240114A
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| February 15 2024 |
Fast radio burst
European VLBI Network (EVN) observed 7 bursts of FRB 20240114A
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| February 14 2024 |
Fast radio burst
Detection and localization studies of FRB 20240114A reported by MeerKAT in South Africa
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| February 5 2024 |
Fast radio burst
FRB detection reported by the Westerbork RT1 25-m telescope
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| February 2 2024 |
Fast radio burst
Five repeated bursts of FRB 20240114A observed using Parkes/Murriyang Ultra Wideband Low (UWL) receiver system
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| February 1 2024 |
Fast radio burst
One burst of FRB 20240114A detected by Northern Cross Radio Telescope
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| February 1 2024 |
Fast radio burst
10 bursts detected by the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) in India
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| January 2024 |
Fast radio burst
Further detailed observations and studies of the FRB 20220610A were reported, providing additional insights into this remarkable cosmic event.
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| January 28 2024 |
Fast radio burst
FAST telescope reported 38 bursts of FRB 20240114A from January 28 to February 4
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| January 24 2024 |
Fast radio burst
Third burst of FRB 20240114A detected at 21:20:11 UTC
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| January 21 2024 |
Fast radio burst
Second burst of FRB 20240114A detected at 21:30:40 UTC
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| January 14 2024 |
Fast radio burst
First detection of repeating FRB 20240114A by CHIME/FRB Collaboration, with initial burst detected at 21:50:39 UTC
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| January 14 2024 |
Fast radio burst
Multiple repeating FRB bursts detected, continuing the ongoing research and observation of these astronomical phenomena.
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| January 10 2024 |
Fast radio burst
Astronomers reported that the source of FRB 20200610A was a rare 'blob-like' group of galaxies.
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| 2023 |
Annie Jump Cannon Award in Astronomy
Marta Bryan receives the Annie Jump Cannon Award in Astronomy from the American Astronomical Society
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| December 6 2023 | Adam McKay and Netflix are sued for copyright infringement by William Collier, who claims the film is based on his 2012 self-published story 'Stanley's Comet'. |
| September 22 2023 |
Fast radio burst
Astronomers reported the discovery of FRB 20200317A, identified as one of the faintest Fast Radio Burst sources ever detected, with precise celestial coordinates of RA 16h22m45s, DEC p+56d44m50s.
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| September 7 2023 |
Fast radio burst
The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory reported observations of FRB 20230905 in X-ray and UV ranges, characterized as a bright, non-repeating fast radio burst.
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| September 1 2023 |
Fast radio burst
Swift X-ray observations of FRB 20220912A were reported.
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| August 18 2023 |
Fast radio burst
Burst rate constraints of FRB 20220912A were reported at various frequencies using the Green Bank 20-meter telescope.
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| August 16 2023 |
Fast radio burst
The Deep Synoptic Array (DSA-110) reported the discovery of FRB 20230814A, a fast radio burst localized at celestial coordinates 22h23m53.9s +73d01m33.3s (J2000).
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| July 2023 |
Fast radio burst
19 new bursts were reported from existing Green Bank Telescope observations of FRB 121102A, including eight extremely short bursts lasting between 5 and 15 microseconds - the shortest detected to date.
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| July 13 2023 |
Fast radio burst
Four bursts of FRB 220912A were reported by the Medicina Radio Observatory in Bologna, Italy, using the Medicina Northern Cross (MNC) radio telescope.
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| May 12 2023 |
Fast radio burst
FRB 20190520B was reported to show multiple bursts, indicating a magnetic field reversal, which is a significant observation in understanding the nature of Fast Radio Bursts.
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| January 19 2023 |
Fast radio burst
Astronomers reported a corrected position for FRB 20221128A, revising its equatorial coordinates and Galactic coordinates from the previous December observation.
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| 2022 |
Annie Jump Cannon Award in Astronomy
Eve Lee receives the Annie Jump Cannon Award in Astronomy from the American Astronomical Society
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| 2022 |
Fast radio burst
Reporting of an unusual FRB with periodic peaks lasting over 3 seconds, with a neutron star proposed as its origin.
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| 2022 |
Fast radio burst
Reported discovery of an FRB with multiple periodic component peaks lasting over 3 seconds, with a neutron star proposed as its origin.
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| December 21 2022 |
Fast radio burst
Bright bursts of FRB 220912A were reported using the Westerbork-RT1 telescope.
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| December 13 2022 |
Fast radio burst
Over one hundred bursts from FRB 220912A were reported by the Upgraded Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (uGMRT) in India.
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| December 6 2022 |
Fast radio burst
A potential magnetar gamma-ray burst was detected simultaneously with a fast radio burst, marking a significant observational event in understanding the relationship between magnetars and fast radio bursts.
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| December 5 2022 |
Fast radio burst
Several observatories reported additional bursts from FRB 20220912A.
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