Speaker
Tarin Eccleston
(The University of Auckland)
Description
There have only been a few recorded observations of supernovae in the Milky Way. The earliest was seen by Han-dynasty astronomers in 185 CE, while the most recent is thought to be in the late 1600s. Supernovae have appeared as unexpected guests in the sky throughout history, and we have not yet observed them in detail. But well before the star dies, it releases invisible messengers – gravitational waves – that allow us to track down the incoming explosion. Casting a wide net across the cosmos, my research explores using machine learning to locate the star before it explodes.
| Research Area | Gravitational Waves |
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Author
Tarin Eccleston
(The University of Auckland)