SNEWS

The AAVSO and the SuperNova Early Warning System team (SNEWS) are collaborating to monitor bright potential supernova progenitors. The targets are broadly distributed across the sky and all types of observing may be used, so this exciting campaign offers any interested observer the opportunity to contribute. This webinar looks at the progress to date, and […]

Professor Dan Milisavljevic (Purdue University) will review and update plans for a coordinated global response to the next supernova in our Milky Way galaxy. The first alert that the "Big One" has happened will come from the Supernova Early Warning System (SNEWS), which is a network of neutrino detectors around the world. The neutrinos will […]