Shredded Stars and Gamma-ray Bursts
Lowell Observatory 1400 W Mars Hill Rd, Flagstaff, AZ, United StatesThe Lowell Discovery Telescope is an ideal tool for exploring dramatic cosmological events, such as the shredding of stars by black holes and the emission of gamma-ray bursts when neutron stars collide. Tonight, Dr. Brad Cenko, Research Astrophysicist of the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and University of Maryland, along with graduate students Erica Hammerstein […]