SN2016aps is the brightest supernova observe to date.
Scientists Observe the Explosion of a Monster Star Requiring New Supernova Mechanism
The discovery of the pulsational or pair-instability supernova candidate SN2016iet, an usual supernova in every aspect.
Astronomy.com Article
Gizmodo Article
CNN Article
Quanta Magazine Article
Sky & telescope Article
Monster Magnetar Pinpointed as Trigger of Ultrabright Stellar Detonation
Read about the discovery of radio emission from an 8 year old superluminous supernova. This project was led by grad student Tarraneh Eftekhari.
Scientific American Article
Astronomers See Light Show Associated with Gravitational Waves
On August 17, 2017, Advanced LIGO and Virgo made the first detection of gravitational waves associated with a merging neutron star binary. Our team jumped into action and detected, for the first time, an electromagnetic counterpart: a kilonova.
Our full research efforts are presented on kilonova.org. You can also watch video interviews of our team below:
Edo Berger:
Phil Cowperthwaite:
Kate Alexander:
Matt Nicholl: