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A white dwarf star (center) pulls matter off its much larger yellow, companion star. An accretion disc forms around the white dwarf and, eventually, the material in this disc will undergo a thermonuclear explosion.
May 1, 2024
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Elias Aydi shares the story of a star explosion that will soon light up the night sky
An illustration of an ultradense object surrounded by glowing blue and orange rings is superimposed over a collage of a particle accelerator facility and a grid of graphs showing different astronomical observations.
April 23, 2024
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FRIB researchers lead effort to merge nuclear physics experiments and astronomical observations
An illustration of an eclipse shows a yellow ring of sun shining brightly behind a moon shrouded in shadow.
March 14, 2024
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An MSU astronomer shares what you need to know for this and other out-of-this-world events on the horizon. 
The metal-capped brick exterior of the FRIB building sits behind a bright green lawn and under a blue sky, dusted with white clouds starting to take on orange and purple hues of dusk.
March 6, 2024
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The award is DOE's highest form of employee recognition for achievement.
A rendering of a table of nuclides shows that the new isotopes are the heaviest versions of thulium, ytterbium and lutetium that have been made.
February 15, 2024
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Spartans lead an international team in making new nuclei and paving the way to new discoveries
The Facility for Rare Isotope Beams is accelerating scientific breakthroughs
January 26, 2024
Empowered by a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant, the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) at Michigan State University (MSU) is spearheading a multi-institutional project to construct a next-generation fast-neutron detector unlike any other in the world.
January 1, 0001
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