Phil Evans @swift_phil
I am an astronomer at the University of Leicester, working on the Swift Gamma Ray Burst hunting satellite. All view my own. star.le.ac.uk/~pae9/twitter Leicester, UK Joined January 2010-
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Calling Physics A-level students! Want to hear about exploding stars, black holes, and the truth about X-ray vision then join me for a virtual talk next Thursday (26th June) realisingopportunities.ac.uk/event/physics-…
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A fantastic discovery by @uniofleicester astronomers reported in @NatureAstronomy today! space-park.co.uk/2023/09/raveno…
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Some black holes prefer to savor their meals. 🍽️ Our Swift satellite caught several nearly regular flares from a star orbiting a hungry black hole. Scientists think the black hole takes a bite of about 3 Earth masses each time the star orbits! Read more: go.nasa.gov/463YFxp
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Please get in touch if you are interested in applying for an @STFC_Matters ERF or the @royalsociety URF later in the year. If you’d like to come and work with me & the @BepiColombo MIXS team now is the *perfect* time to apply as it would span the *whole science mission*!! 😎🛰️🌚
Please get in touch if you are interested in applying for an @STFC_Matters ERF or the @royalsociety URF later in the year. If you’d like to come and work with me & the @BepiColombo MIXS team now is the *perfect* time to apply as it would span the *whole science mission*!! 😎🛰️🌚
10 years ago today, Swift detected what was then one of the brightest GRBs ever seen. It has today marked the anniversary by detecting.... a fairly dull burst :) swift.ac.uk/xrt_curves/011…
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🔔📜 IceCube paper published in ApJL! We present searches for neutrino emission from #GRB221009A. The results are the most stringent constraints on neutrino emission from gamma-ray bursts. More➡️ icecube.wisc.edu/news/research/… 🎥: @NASA /Swift/A. Beardmore (University of Leicester)
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Stunning space explosion discovered by @NASAUniverse's Fermi & Swift satellites analysed by @uniofleicester researchers. Nearly 2 billion light years away, the once in a 1,000 year extraordinary event, is the brightest gamma-ray burst ever detected. 👉 bit.ly/3KaW7Wh
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