SN 2017egm : Fermi-LAT's Breakthrough Gamma-Ray Detection
In today’s episode, we dive into the mystery of superluminous supernovae (SLSNe)—rare, extreme astronomical events that shine 10 to 100 times brighter than standard core-collapse supernovae. For years...
22 Touko 23min
Supernovae on the RISE: Why Dead Stars Wake Up Decades Later
In this episode, we explore the fascinating phenomenon of core-collapse supernovae that refuse to fade away quietly. Years, or even decades, after their initial explosion, some of these stellar deaths...
20 Touko 17min
The SVOM Satellite: A New Era in Multi-Messenger Astronomy
In this episode, we dive into the fascinating world of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) and high-energy transients through the lens of the SVOM (Space-based Multi-band Variable Object Monitor) mission. Launche...
29 Huhti 24min
Chasing the Flash: Hunting Neutron Star Mergers with CTAO
In this episode, we dive into the thrilling world of multi-messenger astronomy! Ever since the historic detection of GW170817, scientists have known that binary neutron star (BNS) mergers can produce ...
14 Huhti 19min
Tiling the Sky: A New Strategy for Finding Elusive GRBs
In this episode, we dive into the intense and fast-paced world of **Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs)—the most luminous and rapidly evolving transients in the Universe**. While space-based instruments like the ...
13 Huhti 19min
Fast Radio Bursts & Magnetar X-Rays: A Peculiar Discovery
In this episode, we dive into the deep cosmos to explore a recent astronomical breakthrough linking Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs)—enigmatic, millisecond-long cosmic transients—to extreme stellar objects kn...
7 Huhti 22min
Starbursts and Seyferts: The Mystery of the Missing Gamma Rays
In this episode, we dive deep into the fascinating world of "composite" galaxies—cosmic beasts that host both an actively feeding supermassive black hole (a Seyfert nucleus) and regions of intense sta...
30 Maalis 22min
15 years hunting for GRBs with H.E.S.S.
In this episode, we dive into the explosive world of Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs)—brief, intense pulses of sub-MeV gamma rays that are considered excellent laboratories for studying particle acceleration, ...
27 Maalis 22min
