Universities Space Research Association (USRA) has established the "Earth from Space Institute" (EfSI) and appointed Dr. Miguel O. Román as the founding director of the institute.
New Paper Has Been Accepted For Publication In The Astrophysical Journal
ESA’s high-energy space telescopes Integral and XMM-Newton have helped to find a source of powerful X-rays at the centre of an unprecedentedly bright and rapidly evolving stellar explosion that suddenly appeared in the sky earlier this year.
Event Unlike Any Celestial Outburst Seen Previously
A brief and unusual flash spotted in the night sky on June 16, 2018, puzzled astronomers and astrophysicists across the globe. The event — called AT2018cow and nicknamed "the Cow" after the coincidental final letters in its official name — is unlike any celestial outburst ever seen before, prompting multiple theories about its source.
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