Tag: astrophysics at Missouri S&T

Missouri S&T researchers help discover ‘black neutron star’ that changes astronomy

Posted by on June 24, 2020

Gravitational wave scientists have observed what may be an entirely new population of astronomical objects, and researchers from Missouri S&T played a part in the discovery.

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Missouri S&T grad helps capture first-ever image of a black hole

Posted by on April 11, 2019

For the first time ever, scientists have captured an image of a black hole, and a Missouri S&T graduate played an important role. Dr. Frederick K. Baganoff, a research scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research, is among the collaborators on the international Event Horizon Telescope project to produce the first direct images of a black hole. Baganoff earned a bachelor of science degree in physics from Missouri S&T in 1985.

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