A Shocking Model of FRBs
Multiple models have been proposed to explain the intriguing properties of FRBs, but this new model provides one of the most detailed scenarios yet, consistent with properties of current observed FRBs.
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr. Caitlin Casey
Some galaxies are easy to find—others, like dusty galaxies with extreme star formation, are a bit harder to track down. Come to Professor Caitlin Casey’s #AAS233 talk to learn how we can find these galaxies in the “obscured early universe”!
Black holes During the Cosmic Dawn
Black holes may seem large, but not compared to the scales we’ll talk about today.
Teaching Machines to find Fast Radio Bursts
Researchers send fast radio burst terminators back in time…kind of.
A classic optics experiment, in space with asteroids and AGNs!
Radio observations of the diffracted shadow cast by an asteroid can be used to nail down its location and determine its size and shape.
A summary of EWASS 2018 (II)
The second post in our coverage of the European Week of Astronomy and Space Sciences 2018 in Liverpool, UK, including a review of the Cassini mission, reports from the European Space Agency and the European Southern Observatory, and an introduction to the Square Kilometre Array.