Discover 4,000 Type Ia Supernovae and an Einstein Ring Around a Nearby Galaxy
Read news from the world of astronomy for the week of February 21, 2025. Having trouble viewing this email? {Click here to read it on the Web.} Read news from the world of astronomy for the week of February 21, 2025. This week in the world of astronomy, discover 4,000 type la supernovae and an Einstein Ring around a nearby galaxy. Plus, meet Almaaz, the Billy Goat star. Release of 4,000 Supernovae to Aid Cosmology A new survey contains 3,628 Type Ia supernovae — the exploding white dwarfs that astronomers use as cosmological toeholds to gauge our expanding universe. Read More Cracking Crusts Might Set Neutron Star Speed Limit New research explores how the cracking of a neutron star’s crust might determine how fast these extreme stellar remnants can spin. Read Mo...
