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26 Oct 2023
Dr. Mark Kennedy - A Significant Discovery
The Irish Independent reports: Dr Mark Kennedy of University College Cork’s School of Physics has co-authored a paper published in Nature today outlining the findings from one of the most powerful explosions ever witnessed.
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06 Sep 2023
Cork Astronomy: LISA Consortium Membership
*Image of a galaxy merger, the precursor to massive black hole binaries/mergers. Cork Astrophysics is now an official member group of the LISA Consortium.
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30 Jun 2023
The Renaissance of Stellar Black-Hole Detections in The Local Group
Dr. Mark Kennedy of School of Physics, UCC attended a workshop in the Lorentz Centre, June 2023.
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03 May 2023
ASTRONET Roadmap
ASTRONET, publishes today its Science Vision and Infrastructure Roadmap 2022-2035, a strategic plan for European Astronomy.
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