Blogs about: Extreme Universe
Featured Blog
Extreme Universe: New Class of Supernovae: SN 2007bi
First confirmed pair instability supernova Berkeley, CA – An extraordinarily bright, extraordinarily long-lasting supernova named SN 2007bi, snagged in a search by a robotic telescope, turns out to be… more →
EIU Astro
Extreme Universe: New Class of Supernovae: SN 2007bi
jcconwell wrote 2 weeks ago: First confirmed pair instability supernova Berkeley, CA – An extraordinarily bright, extraordinarily … more →
Extreme Universe: The most distant object known!
— 1 comment
jcconwell wrote 7 months ago: On April 23, 2009, the Swift satellite detected that explosion. This spectacular gamma ray burst was … more →
Extreme Universe: Magnetic Fields and Magnetars
jcconwell wrote 9 months ago: Neutron Stars are extreme to begin with, but magnetars add a whole new level of extreme to these exo … more →
Extreme Universe:Most Extreme Gamma-Ray Blast Ever!
jcconwell wrote 9 months ago: The explosion, designated GRB 080916C, occurred just after midnight GMT on September 16 (7:13 p.m. o … more →
Extreme Universe: Smallest Black Hole
jcconwell wrote 11 months ago: Not all records in astronomy are about the big stuff. Good information comes in small packages. A c … more →
Extreme Universe: Biggest Black Hole!
— 24 comments
jcconwell wrote 11 months ago: In keeping with the end of the year theme of the blog “Extremes in the Universe”. The da … more →
Extreme Universe: Hottest White Dwarf!
jcconwell wrote 11 months ago: Between finals and jury duty the December blog has been a bit neglected. So let’s close out th … more →
