NOIRLab - The Origins Of Castaway Gamma-Ray Bursts

<p class="p1">Gamma-ray bursts are some of the most powerful explosions in the universe. Short gamma ray bursts are caused by the merger of two neutron stars. However, not all short gamma-ray bursts are associated with galaxies. In this podcast, <strong>Brendan O’connor</strong>, a graduate student at George Washington University, described recent research into the host galaxies of short gamma-ray bursts.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1"><strong>Bios:<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></strong></p> <p class="p1"><strong>-</strong> Rob Sparks is in the Communications, Education and Engagement group at NSF’s NOIRLab in Tucson, Arizona..</p> <p class="p1">- Brendan O'connor is a 6th year PhD student in the Department of Physics at The George Washington University working in collaboration with scientists at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) and the University of Maryland, College Park. His research is in the field of time domain and transient astrophysics. In particular, he is interested in the formation and evolution of high energy transients and their progenitors, and uses a variety of optical, infrared, and X-ray observatories to study transient phenomena across the electromagnetic spectrum.</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1"><strong>Links:</strong></p> <p class="p1">NOIRLab Press Release:<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p class="p1"><a href= "https://noirlab.edu/public/news/noirlab2218/">https://noirlab.edu/public/news/noirlab2218/</a></p> <p class="p1">University of Maryland Press Release:<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p class="p1"><a href= "https://cmns.umd.edu/news-events/features/4958">https://cmns.umd.edu/news-events/features/4958</a></p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1"><a href= "https://www.facebook.com/NOIRLabAstro">https://www.facebook.com/NOIRLabAstro</a></p> <p class="p1"><a href= "https://twitter.com/NOIRLabAstro">https://twitter.com/NOIRLabAstro</a></p> <p class="p1"><a href= "https://www.insta