
Jillian Rastinejad
Jillian Rastinejad is an Einstein Fellow at the University of Maryland, recognized for her contributions to the field of astrophysics. She is the lead author of a significant study on a newly detected supernova, which provided insights into the death of massive stars. Her research emphasizes the importance of X-ray signals in understanding the processes occurring during a star's collapse, offering a unique perspective on stellar evolution and the formation of black holes.
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Jillian Rastinejad is an Einstein Fellow at the University of Maryland and lead author of the study titled 'A Multi-Wavelength View of the First Type Ic-BL Supernova with an Einstein Probe X-ray Shock Breakout'.
Astronomers caught the first sign of a star 30 times more massive than the Sun exploding, then tracked its supernova for nearly three monthsThe Times of India·
India· 2026-08-12
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