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astro-ph.HE2026

First Results from the LSST Shadow Survey: The Restless Luminous Blue Variable AT2017des in the Virgo-Cluster Galaxy, NGC4532

Conor L. Ransome, Bhagya M. Subrayan, David J. Sand +66

The Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) will start in late-summer 2026, revolutionizing transient astronomy. Here, we present the Dark Energy Camera (DECam) Shadow Survey, which…

astro-ph.HE2026

Late-time JWST/NIRCam Observations of the Extremely Long-duration GRB 250702B/EP 250702a and Its Host Galaxy

Huei Sears, Jean J. Somalwar, Ryan Chornock +22

We present JWST/NIRCam observations of the extremely long-duration gamma-ray burst (GRB) 250702B taken at ~ 95 days post-GRB (observer frame). The observations of the host galaxy r…

astro-ph.HE2026

Discovery of a Supernova Following the Einstein Probe Transient EP250302a at z = 1.131

Brendan O'Connor, Malte Busmann, James Freeburn +7

We present a multi-wavelength analysis of the Einstein Probe (EP) fast X-ray transient (FXT) EP250302a located at redshift . Despite its luminous prompt X-ray emission, th…

astro-ph.HE2026

Early Multiwavelength Observations of AT 2026fgk: The Luminous Afterglow to Sub-luminous GRB 260310A, Identified Independently of a Gamma-ray Trigger

K. -R. Hinds, A. Y. Q. Ho, Y. Wagh +103

The origins of sub-luminous (\,erg\,s) gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) associated with broad-lined Type~Ic supernovae (Ic-BL SNe) are poorly u…

astro-ph.HE2026

Electromagnetic Follow-up of the Sub-Solar Mass Gravitational Wave Candidate S251112cm: Kilonova Constraints and a Coincident IIb Supernova

Xander J. Hall, Tomas Ahumada, Julius Gassert +25

On November 12th, 2025 the LIGO--Virgo--KAGRA (LVK) collaboration reported gravitational waves (GWs) from a compact object merger candidate (S251112cm) with at least one sub-solar…

astro-ph.HE2026

Prospects for GRB Afterglow Discovery with the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Observatory System

James Freeburn, Dougal Dobie, Akash Anumarlapudi +9

Two time domain surveys, recently funded as part of the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Observatory System; the Argus Array, in the optical, and the Deep Synoptic Array (DSA), in the radio,…

astro-ph.HE2026

Insights from GRBs for optical follow-up of gravitational wave counterparts

Kruthi Krishna, Andrew Levan, Samaya Nissanke +9

Identifying the electromagnetic counterparts to gravitational wave sources is vital to enabling the myriad of investigations possible with multimessenger astronomy. However, locati…

astro-ph.HE2026

SN 2024iss: A Multi-Wavelength Exposé of a Type IIb Supernova with an Early-Time Ultraviolet Spectrum and Shock Breakout Constraints

Rujula Yete, Wynn Jacobson-Galan, Ferdinand Ferdinand +49

We present multi-wavelength observations and a comprehensive analysis of the nearby (D14 Mpc) Type IIb supernova (SN IIb) 2024iss. Observations of SN2024iss include an early…

astro-ph.HE2024

Detecting electromagnetic counterparts to LIGO/Virgo/KAGRA gravitational wave events with DECam: Neutron Star Mergers

Keerthi Kunnumkai, Antonella Palmese, Amanda M Farah +7

With GW170817 being the only multimessenger gravitational wave (GW) event with an associated kilonova detected so far, there exists a pressing need for realistic estimation of the…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 12 cited

Prospects for optical detections from binary neutron star mergers with the next-generation multi-messenger observatories

E. Loffredo, N. Hazra, U. Dupletsa +13

Next-generation gravitational wave (GW) observatories, such as the Einstein Telescope (ET) and Cosmic Explorer, will observe binary neutron star (BNS) mergers across cosmic history…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 2 cited

Electromagnetic follow-up of gravitational waves: review and lessons learned

Matt Nicholl, Igor Andreoni

The detection of gravitational waves (GWs) has provided a new tool to study the Universe, with the scientific return enriched when combined with established probes: electromagnetic…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 12 cited

Multi-messenger prospects for black hole - neutron star mergers in the O4 and O5 runs

Alberto Colombo, Raphaël Duqué, Om Sharan Salafia +13

The existence of merging black hole-neutron star (BHNS) binaries has been ascertained through the observation of their gravitational wave (GW) signals. However, to date, no definit…

astro-ph.HE2019

Gravity and Light: Combining Gravitational Wave and Electromagnetic Observations in the 2020s

R. J. Foley, K. D. Alexander, I. Andreoni +110

As of today, we have directly detected exactly one source in both gravitational waves (GWs) and electromagnetic (EM) radiation, the binary neutron star merger GW170817, its associa…