Tag Archives: supernovae

Cosmic Fireworks

Posted on December 3, 2016 by ST Editors

by Prasad Ganti Stars are born, they live, and then they die. Like any living beings. They are born when lot of gas and dust comes together under the influence of gravity and a nuclear furnace gets lit. Hydrogen powers … Continue reading →

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Supernovae

Posted on May 3, 2015 by ST Editors

by S. Prasad Ganti April’s guest lecture was about supernovae and their remnants. It reminded me of something special about them. Although they seem to be esoteric objects in the Universe, far, far away from the earth, and far away … Continue reading →

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Snippets

Posted on May 3, 2014 by ST Editors

compiled by Surabhi Agarwal Hubble view: A hungry starburst galaxy Source: NASA; Published: Friday, May 2, 2014 in Science Daily A new Hubble picture is the sharpest ever image of the core of spiral galaxy Messier 61. Taken using the … Continue reading →

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From the Program Chair

Posted on January 3, 2012 by ST Editors

Submitted by Michael Wright for Ken Levy, Program Chair Last month Dr. Gaspar Bakos of Princeton’s Astrophysical Sciences Department gave a fascinating and entertaining talk on his discovery of transiting extrasolar planets with the globe-spanning Hungarian Automated Telescope Network. AAAP’s … Continue reading →

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