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UMN solar astrophysics research to get a boost from citizen science
Participants of the Solar Jet Hunter project will help identify bursts of plasm…MIfA News
![MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL (04/25/2024) — Researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities College of Science and Engineering co-led a new study by an international team that will improve the detection of gravitational waves—ripples in space and time. The research aims to send alerts to astronomers and astrophysicists within 30 seconds after the detection, helping to improve the understanding of neutron stars and black holes and how heavy elements, including gold and uranium, are produced. The findings w](/sites/cse.umn.edu/files/styles/folwell_full/public/Black%20hole%20iStock%20600x400.jpg_0.jpeg.webp?itok=WNJY4mTs)
Researchers advance detection of gravitational waves to study collisions of neutron stars and black holes
Alerts can now be sent less than 30 seconds after detection.
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UM Investigators Selected as PIs for James Webb Telescope Cycle 3
UM Investigators Selected as PIs for James Webb Telescope Cycle 3
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Coughlin, Citro, and Criswell part of comprehensive UV light survey
Assistant Professor Michael Coughlin, postdoctoral researcher Annalisa Citro, and graduate student Alexander Criswell of the Minnesota Institute for Astrophysics are part of a new mission that has
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