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May 22nd: Ultra-Diffuse Galaxies & Dark Matter

May 15th: Kilonovae

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In 2017, astronomers detected the gravitational waves and electromagnetic radiation from colliding neutron stars. This had been long theorized as one of the causes of a certain type of gamma-ray burst. By studying the event and its afterglow, astronomers have learned a tremendous amount about the formation of the heaviest elements in the Universe.

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May 22nd: Ultra-Diffuse Galaxies & Dark Matter

May 8th: Rogue Black Holes

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This week we’re going to take things up a notch and talk about an even more extreme event. Rogue black holes. Astronomers recently discovered a supermassive black hole on an escape trajectory, leaving newly forming stars in its wake. It’s wonderful, terrible, nightmare fuel.

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