
Tomasz Nowakowski
Editor-in-chief, Astrowatch.net and Journalist at Freelance
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2 days ago |
phys.org | Tomasz Nowakowski |Stephanie Baum |Robert Egan
An international team of astronomers reports the discovery of a new ultracompact binary of the AM CVn type exhibiting infrequent outbursts. The detection of the newfound system, designated TCP J07222683+6220548, was detailed in a paper published May 27 on the arXiv preprint server.
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3 days ago |
phys.org | Tomasz Nowakowski |Stephanie Baum |Robert Egan
Astronomers from the Yunnan University in China and other institutions have carried out photometric and spectroscopic observations of a recently detected supernova designated SN 2024aecx. Results of the observational campaign, published May 26 on the arXiv preprint server, shed more light on the properties of SN 2024aecx, suggesting that it is a Type IIb supernova.
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1 week ago |
phys.org | Tomasz Nowakowski |Stephanie Baum |Robert Egan
Using the Magellan Clay Telescope, astronomers have performed a spectroscopic study of blue straggler stars in the globular cluster NGC 3201. Results of the new study, published May 21 on the arXiv preprint server, could help us better understand the properties and chemical composition of this cluster.
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1 week ago |
phys.org | Tomasz Nowakowski |Robert Egan
An international team of astronomers has discovered 25 new quasars by analyzing multiwavelength data from various surveys. All the newfound quasars were detected at redshifts greater than 4.6. The findings are detailed in a research paper published May 21 on the arXiv pre-print server.
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1 week ago |
phys.org | Tomasz Nowakowski |Sadie Harley |Robert Egan
Using the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), astronomers have observed a globular cluster known as NGC 1754 as part of a systematic study of the most massive and compact clusters in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). Results of the observational campaign, published May 15 on the arXiv pre-print server, shed more light on the properties of this cluster.
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