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astrophysical

[a-stroh-fi-zi-kuhl]

adjective

  1. of or relating to astrophysics.



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The team is working on follow-up observations that will conclusively determine the nature of the system, and the explanation of this extreme astrophysical event.

The research can mimic laboratory phenomena typically found in astrophysical objects like magnetars, supernovae, and the regions in the vicinity of black holes.

As the ultimate masters of disguise, the Little Red Dots appear as different astrophysical objects, depending on whether astronomers choose to study them using X-rays, emission lines or something else.

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Such "astrophysical" black holes can be anywhere from a few times as massive as the sun to many billions of times more massive.

It is the first supernova visible to the naked eye since Kepler's supernova in 1604, making it an incredibly rare astrophysical event that has played an outsized role in shaping our understanding of stellar evolution.

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