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Brightest nova in generations free webinar by Brad Schaefer

Friday, August 9, 2024 by Russ Scritchfield

On August 17, 2024, at 9:30 p.m. Philippine Standard Time (9:30 a.m. EDT), the ALP Astronomy Expert Series will feature an online talk by Dr. Brad Schaefer, Professor Emeritus of Astronomy & Astrophysics at Louisiana State University. Dr. Schaefer will discuss the highly anticipated explosion of the recurrent nova T Coronae Borealis (T CrB), an event that is expecte...

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NASA Fermi telescope finds BOAT gamma-ray burst

Tuesday, July 30, 2024 by Richard Harris

In October 2022, astronomers were stunned by what was quickly dubbed the BOAT - the brightest-of-all-time gamma-ray burst (GRB). Now an international science team reports that data from NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope reveals a feature never seen before. "A few minutes after the BOAT erupted, Fermi’s Gamma-ray Burst Monitor recorded an un...

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Blaze Star T Coronae Borealis will erupt soon

Friday, June 7, 2024 by Richard Harris

Between now and September, the binary star system T Corona Borealis (T CrB) is expected to undergo a nova eruption and even folks without a telescope will be able to see it. Keep your eyes on the sky  - Blaze Star T Coronae Borealis will erupt soon This will take T CrB from around 100 times fainter than is possible to see with the naked eye (even in the ...

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