Today we interview Dr. Maya Fishbach, assistant professor at the Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics (CITA), University of Toronto, winner of the 2025 Annie Jump Cannon Award and a plenary speaker at #AAS247
What does a stellar breakup look like? So dramatic that the stars can’t wait to get away from each other! Today’s authors use physics to search for the one who got away.
A deep dive into the classic paper on how massive single stars die, and what it means for the evolution of the universe.
Some supernovae have bumpy light curves – could a baby neutron star repeatedly diving into the envelope of its inflated companion be the cause? Today’s authors simulate this to find out!
Today’s bite explores how neutrinos might inform us about a neutron star being engulfed by another star!
Simulations reveal how a surprisingly low-mass neutron star might have formed–and what that means for supernova theory.