Category Archives: Astrophysics

The ultra-violent origins of gold

Posted on 16/01/2016 by Jon Butterworth

It seems supernovas aren’t enough. Nature has an even more extreme way of making heavy elements. And we may be on the point of observing the distortions of space-time caused in the process Read more at the Guardian. And, just … Continue reading →

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Light and Dark Matter in Durham

Posted on 15/11/2015 by Jon Butterworth

At the Guardian.

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Perimeter Lecture: Neil Turok on “The Astonishing Simplicity of Everything”

Posted on 03/10/2015 by Jon Butterworth

At the Guardian.

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A good week for neutrinos: highest-power beam delivers oscillations, space delivers highest energy

Posted on 09/08/2015 by Jon Butterworth

The NOνA far detector, at Ash River Minnesota, measures neutrinos fired from Fermilab in Chicago – 800 km away. This week NOνA reported data showing that they change types during that journey; the beginning of what promises to be an … Continue reading →

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