Collaborative Research: The Connection between Astrophysical Transients and their Host Gal — NSF Award to University of Illinois a
The web-based application Blast helps astronomers understand the connection between transient events, such as supernovae, and the galaxies in which they live. This program will expand the capabilities of Blast to match the challenges created by the vast amount of data that will be generated by the new generation of tel
| Award title | Collaborative Research: The Connection between Astrophysical Transients and their Host Gal |
|---|---|
| Award ID | 2510994 |
| Awardee | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| City | URBANA |
| State | IL |
| Amount obligated | $387,701 |
| Principal investigator | Gautham Narayan |
| Program | EXTRAGALACTIC ASTRON & COSMOLO, OFFICE OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY AC |
| Start date | 10/01/2025 |
| Abstract | The web-based application Blast helps astronomers understand the connection between transient events, such as supernovae, and the galaxies in which they live. This program will expand the capabilities of Blast to match the challenges created by the vast amount of data that will be generated by the new generation of telescopes, such as Rubin (NSF-DOE) and Roman (NASA). This program will also work with Zooniverse, a citizen science platform with more than 2.7 million registered users. With Zoonive |
| Source | NSF Awards |
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