Radio Astronomy
Dusty Dark Galaxies in the Early Universe Revealed in Various Wavelengths
Well, this is the week for distant galaxies, isn't it? Not only has JWST revealed some of the most distant…
Astronomers Find a Brand new Pulsar That's Probably Less Than 14 Years old
Astronomers have discovered a neutron star so young it's barely a teenager.
64 Radio Telescopes Come Together to act as a Single Giant Observatory
The MeerKAT array just combined the power of its 64 radio telescopes to create a single telescope, which is already…
A Pulsar has Been Found Turning so Slowly Astronomers Didn't Even Think it was Possible: Once Every 76 Seconds
Using the MeerKAT array, an international team of astronomers has detected a new class of radio-emitting neutron star!
Canada's CHIME is Getting More Observatories to Search for Fast Radio Bursts
The CHIME array and its partner institutions are getting an upgrade to enhance their ability to trace Fast Radio Bursts…
New Radio Images of Bizarre “Odd Radio Circles” Which are Vastly Bigger Than the Milky Way
Strange galaxy-sized circles are emitting radio light, and we don't know why.
Astronomers see an Enormous Shockwave, 60 Times Bigger Than the Milky Way
Astronomers have a thing for big explosions and collisions, and it always seems like they are trying to one-up themselves…
Astronomers Detect the Closest Fast Radio Burst Ever Seen
An international team of astronomers has detected the closest repeating Fast Radio Burst to date, which is providing new insights…
Imaging the Galaxy’s Centre in Unprecedented Detail Reveals More Mysterious Filaments
The inner 600 light years of our galaxy is a maelstrom of cosmic radiation, turbulent swirling gas clouds, intense star…
A Supercomputer Gives Better Focus to Blurry Radio Images
With better computers comes more battery imagery. Or at least that’s true most of the time. Supercomputers are extraordinarily good…