The Perpetually Curious!<p>✨ Neutron stars: cosmic powerhouses! </p><p>🌌 Denser than imaginable, their gravity and magnetism redefine extremes. From billion-tonne teaspoons to pulsars, dive into their wonders. 🚀✨</p><p>👉👁️Watch the full video here: ✅🛡️▶️ <a href="https://TPC8.short.gy/RMGSrs04" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">TPC8.short.gy/RMGSrs04</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/neutronstar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neutronstar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pulsar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pulsar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/supernova" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>supernova</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gravity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gravity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/stars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/astrophysics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astrophysics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>physics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sun" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sun</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cosmos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cosmos</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/universe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>universe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/neutron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neutron</span></a></p>
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MPI for Gravitational Physics<p>On this day 16 years ago, our distributed computing project <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://academiccloud.social/@einsteinathome" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>einsteinathome</span></a></span> began searching for radio pulsars for the first time.</p><p>Previously, volunteers were able to donate computing time on their computers to search for gravitational waves from rotating neutron stars (still mysterious remnants of exploded stars).</p><p>Starting 24 March 2009, new applications were available that allowed Einstein@Home volunteers to search Arecibo radio telescope data for radio pulsars (special neutron stars) in close binary systems.</p><p>➡️ <a href="https://www.aei.mpg.de/189883/new-einstein-home-effort-launched-thousands-of-home-computers-to-search-arecibo-data-for-new-radio-pulsars" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">aei.mpg.de/189883/new-einstein</span><span class="invisible">-home-effort-launched-thousands-of-home-computers-to-search-arecibo-data-for-new-radio-pulsars</span></a></p><p>➡️ <a href="https://einsteinathome.org/de/content/einsteinhome-project-has-started-new-search-binary-radio-pulsars-data-arecibo-observatory-pu" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">einsteinathome.org/de/content/</span><span class="invisible">einsteinhome-project-has-started-new-search-binary-radio-pulsars-data-arecibo-observatory-pu</span></a></p><p><a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/EinsteinAtHome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EinsteinAtHome</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/CitizenScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CitizenScience</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/pulsars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pulsars</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/RadioPulsars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RadioPulsars</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/NeutronStar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NeutronStar</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/astrophysics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astrophysics</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OTD</span></a></p>
MPI for Gravitational Physics<p>On this day seven years ago, an international research team (led by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://astrodon.social/@mpi_grav" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mpi_grav</span></a></span> and <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://astrodon.social/@MPIfR_Bonn" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>MPIfR_Bonn</span></a></span>) published the first millisecond pulsar flashing only in gamma rays.</p><p>The discovery was possible thanks to the volunteer distributed computing project <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://academiccloud.social/@einsteinathome" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>einsteinathome</span></a></span>, which the researchers used to find many more gamma-ray pulsars.</p><p>Millisecond pulsars are neutron stars – remnants of stellar explosions about 20 km in size with strong magnetic fields – that spin many hundreds of times per second around their axis.</p><p>Prior to this discovery, all millisecond pulsars observed in gamma rays also emitted radio waves. The newly discovered “PSR J1744-7619” (rotating 213 times per second) is the first known exception.</p><p>ℹ️ <a href="https://www.aei.mpg.de/172466/einstein-home-discovers-first-millisecond-pulsar-visible-only-in-gamma-rays" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">aei.mpg.de/172466/einstein-hom</span><span class="invisible">e-discovers-first-millisecond-pulsar-visible-only-in-gamma-rays</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aao7228" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv</span><span class="invisible">.aao7228</span></a> [Open Access]</p><p><a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/Astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/Astrophysics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Astrophysics</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/Pulsar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pulsar</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/NeutronStar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NeutronStar</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/GammaRays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GammaRays</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OTD</span></a></p>
ƧƿѦςɛ♏ѦਹѤʞ<p>X-rays from Dark Matter?<br><a href="https://scitechdaily.com/physicists-may-have-found-dark-matter-x-rays-surrounding-magnificent-7-may-be-traces-of-theorized-particle/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">scitechdaily.com/physicists-ma</span><span class="invisible">y-have-found-dark-matter-x-rays-surrounding-magnificent-7-may-be-traces-of-theorized-particle/</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/XMMNewton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>XMMNewton</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChandraX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChandraX</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/XRay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>XRay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/XRays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>XRays</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DarkMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DarkMatter</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/axion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>axion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/axions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>axions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WIMP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WIMP</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/particle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>particle</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>physics</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/astrophysics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astrophysics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cosmology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cosmology</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NeutronStar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NeutronStar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NeutronStars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NeutronStars</span></a></p>
Knowledge Zone<p>The <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ChandrasekharLimit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChandrasekharLimit</span></a> is the maximum mass of a white dwarf star, approximately 1.4 times the mass of the Sun. </p><p>Beyond this limit, the star's core can no longer support itself against gravitational collapse, leading to the formation of a <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NeutronStar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NeutronStar</span></a> or <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BlackHole" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackHole</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://knowledgezone.co.in/kbits/67a9c904d7e5631f9cea57a9" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">knowledgezone.co.in/kbits/67a9</span><span class="invisible">c904d7e5631f9cea57a9</span></a></p>
MPI for Gravitational Physics<p>Exciting new gravitational-wave candidate!</p><p>Last night, the two <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://astrodon.social/@LIGO" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>LIGO</span></a></span> detectors observed the signal candidate S250206dm. It comes either from the merger of a neutron star with a black hole or from the merger of two neutron stars – either way, it's exciting!</p><p>The (luminosity) distance is about 1.1 billion light-years and the position in the sky could be constrained to an area of about 910 square degrees.</p><p>The search for possible associated signals in the electromagnetic spectrum has begun. You can follow this in the associated GCN Circulars (see below).</p><p>ℹ️ <a href="https://gracedb.ligo.org/superevents/S250206dm/view/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gracedb.ligo.org/superevents/S</span><span class="invisible">250206dm/view/</span></a> [GraceDB]</p><p>ℹ️ <a href="https://gcn.nasa.gov/circulars?query=S250206dm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gcn.nasa.gov/circulars?query=S</span><span class="invisible">250206dm</span></a> [associated GCN Circulars]</p><p><a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/GravitationalWaves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GravitationalWaves</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/NeutronStar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NeutronStar</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/astrophysics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astrophysics</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>physics</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/S250206dm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>S250206dm</span></a></p>
Daniel Fischer<p>Constraining the equation of state in <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/NeutronStar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NeutronStar</span></a> cores via the long-ringdown signal: <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-56500-x" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nature.com/articles/s41467-025</span><span class="invisible">-56500-x</span></a> -> Tuning forks in space - a final pure “tone” may reveal interior of neutron stars: <a href="https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/tuning-forks-in-space-a-final-pure-tone-may-reveal-interior-of-neutron-stars/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/eng</span><span class="invisible">lish/tuning-forks-in-space-a-final-pure-tone-may-reveal-interior-of-neutron-stars/</span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻💻🧬<p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/FastRadioBursts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FastRadioBursts</span></a> originate near the surface of stars<br>Rare burst indicates <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/FRB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FRB</span></a> likely originate near the star and that they share a feature with emissions of <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/pulsars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pulsars</span></a>, another subtype of <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/neutronstar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neutronstar</span></a>.<br>Data regarding <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/FRB20221022A" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FRB20221022A</span></a> seem pretty clear, Key question is whether this particular FRB tells us much about all other FRBs observed, including those from repeating sources. It remains entirely possible more than one type of event produces something that looks like an FRB<br><a href="https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/01/new-findings-get-us-closer-to-knowing-what-causes-radio-bursts/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/science/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">1/new-findings-get-us-closer-to-knowing-what-causes-radio-bursts/</span></a></p>
Bob 🇨🇦🇲🇽🇺🇦<p><a href="https://www.universetoday.com/170606/fast-radio-bursts-appear-to-be-caused-by-young-neutron-stars-1/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">universetoday.com/170606/fast-</span><span class="invisible">radio-bursts-appear-to-be-caused-by-young-neutron-stars-1/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/astrophysics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astrophysics</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/frb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>frb</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/neutronstar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neutronstar</span></a></p>
SpacePioneer / Alex<p>Here's my latest space simulation video! I haven't really done much with orbital decay before so this was interesting! Once again, I've added a soundtrack to my video, no VFX this time though. That's because it already looked very cool! Because of how the video was rendered, the accretion disk has this interesting sparkling effect. </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/49JFtJJV-No" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/49JFtJJV-No</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/Simulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Simulation</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/Astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/Astrophysics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Astrophysics</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/BlackHole" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackHole</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/NeutronStar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NeutronStar</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/AccretionDisk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AccretionDisk</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/SpaceSim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceSim</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/OpenSPH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSPH</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/Soundtrack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Soundtrack</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/YouTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YouTube</span></a></p>
Knowledge Zone<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/KnowledgeBit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KnowledgeBit</span></a>: <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Pulsar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pulsar</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Star" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Star</span></a></p><p>A <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Pulsar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pulsar</span></a> (from pulsating radio source) is a highly magnetized rotating <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NeutronStar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NeutronStar</span></a> that emits beams of electromagnetic radiation out of its magnetic poles. Pulsars aren't really stars or at least they aren't "living" stars. </p><p>Pulsars form when a star more massive than the sun runs out of fuel in its core and collapses in on itself.</p><p><a href="https://knowledgezone.co.in/kbits/63bfa5cae000961ce39329aa" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">knowledgezone.co.in/kbits/63bf</span><span class="invisible">a5cae000961ce39329aa</span></a></p>
MPI for Gravitational Physics<p>Understanding mysterious magnetars 🧲 and radio bursts 🌟 with gravitational waves</p><p>A flash of radio waves lasting a few thousandths of a second, as bright as millions or billions of stars, and it’s all over: even almost 20 years after their discovery, fast radio bursts remain one of the most mysterious phenomena in our Universe. Scientists believe that neutron stars – very small and extremely dense stellar remnants with huge magnetic fields – emit these bursts.</p><p>An international team has now used gravitational waves to study a nearby neutron star that has emitted several radio bursts. The researchers analyzed data from the German-British GEO600 detector to learn more about the origin of these events. Their results contribute to a better understanding of these extreme events and their theoretical description.</p><p>ℹ️ <a href="https://www.geo600.org/219378/understanding-mysterious-magnetars-and-radio-bursts-with-gravitational-waves" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">geo600.org/219378/understandin</span><span class="invisible">g-mysterious-magnetars-and-radio-bursts-with-gravitational-waves</span></a></p><p>📄 <a href="https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4357/ad8de0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">iopscience.iop.org/article/10.</span><span class="invisible">3847/1538-4357/ad8de0</span></a> [Open Access]</p><p><a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/Magnetar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Magnetar</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/FRB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FRB</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/FastRadioBurst" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FastRadioBurst</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/GravitationalWaves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GravitationalWaves</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/GEO600" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GEO600</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/NeutronStar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NeutronStar</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/SGR1935" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SGR1935</span></a>+2154</p>
MPI for Gravitational Physics<p>Understanding mysterious magnetars 🧲 and radio bursts 🌟 with gravitational waves</p><p>A flash of radio waves lasting a few thousandths of a second, as bright as millions or billions of stars, and it’s all over: even almost 20 years after their discovery, fast radio bursts remain one of the most mysterious phenomena in our Universe. Scientists believe that neutron stars – very small and extremely dense stellar remnants with huge magnetic fields – emit these bursts.</p><p>An international team has now used gravitational waves to study a nearby neutron star that has emitted several radio bursts. The researchers analyzed data from the German-British GEO600 detector to learn more about the origin of these events. Their results contribute to a better understanding of these extreme events and their theoretical description.</p><p>ℹ️ <a href="https://www.geo600.org/219378/understanding-mysterious-magnetars-and-radio-bursts-with-gravitational-waves" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">geo600.org/219378/understandin</span><span class="invisible">g-mysterious-magnetars-and-radio-bursts-with-gravitational-waves</span></a></p><p>📄 <a href="https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4357/ad8de0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">iopscience.iop.org/article/10.</span><span class="invisible">3847/1538-4357/ad8de0</span></a> [Open Access]</p><p><a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/Magnetar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Magnetar</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/FRB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FRB</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/FastRadioBurst" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FastRadioBurst</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/GravitationalWaves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GravitationalWaves</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/GEO600" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GEO600</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/NeutronStar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NeutronStar</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/SGR1935" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SGR1935</span></a>+2154</p>
Massimo Luciani<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FastRadioBurst" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FastRadioBurst</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/magnetar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>magnetar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NeutronStar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NeutronStar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FRB20221022A" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FRB20221022A</span></a> </p><p>An article published in the journal "Nature" reports the identification of the origin of the fast radio burst cataloged as FRB 20221022A linking it to a magnetar-class neutron star, probably emerging from its magnetosphere. A team of researchers used observations conducted with the CHIME radio telescope to identify the origin of this fast radio burst by exploiting the phenomenon of scintillation.</p><p><a href="https://english.tachyonbeam.com/2025/01/07/the-origin-of-the-fast-radio-burst-frb-20221022a-has-been-identified-near-a-magnetar/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">english.tachyonbeam.com/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">1/07/the-origin-of-the-fast-radio-burst-frb-20221022a-has-been-identified-near-a-magnetar/</span></a></p>
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Engadget Bot<p>NASA smallsat concepts will study galaxy evolution and exoplanets <a href="https://www.engadget.com/nasa-smallsat-missions-galaxy-evolution-exoplanets-214351265.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">engadget.com/nasa-smallsat-mis</span><span class="invisible">sions-galaxy-evolution-exoplanets-214351265.html</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/astrophysics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>astrophysics</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/neutronstar" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>neutronstar</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/exoplanet" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>exoplanet</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/neutrinos" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>neutrinos</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/satellite" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>satellite</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/starburst" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>starburst</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/gammaray" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>gammaray</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/smallsat" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>smallsat</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/pandora" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>pandora</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/aspera" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>aspera</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/galaxy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>galaxy</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/planet" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>planet</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/gear" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>gear</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/nasa" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>nasa</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/pueo" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>pueo</span></a></p>
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