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Introducing the Micronova

The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) operating since 2018, monitors the brightness variations of hundreds of thousands of objects in the sky. Amongst the targets we monitor are a few hundred accreting white dwarfs. Three of these have revealed rapid and energetic bursts of light... click to read more

Simone Scaringi | Professor at Durham University

astrophysics

white dwarfs

astronomy

Novae

Reading time 3 min

published on Jul 24, 2023

A two decade long ballet of two stars reveals a rare twist

General theory of relativity was arguably one of the most groundbreaking scientific advancements of the past century. According to the theory, gravity is not a mere force but a manifestation of the curvature of an underlying space-time fabric. Since its initial formulation in 1915, it... click to read more

Vivek Venkatraman Krishnan | Postdoctoral Researcher at Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy, Bonn, Germany

pulsars

neutron stars

white dwarfs

general relativity

frame dragging

Reading time 4 min

published on Jan 21, 2021