One Plot to Rule Them All – A Review of the Skumanich Law
This bite summarizes Andrew Skumanich’s 1972 paper that established the foundation of the field of Gyrochronology.
Shifting our View on Neutron Stars with Gravitational Wave Parallax
Today’s paper explores how gravitational wave parallax can help us characterize neutron stars.
I Want to Know What Gravity Is
In my life, there’s been hunger and pain
I don’t know if I can face it again
Can’t stop now, I’ve orbited so far
To change this lonely life…
Arboreal Astronomers: Using Tree-Rings to Probe Solar Activity
Humans aren’t the only things that track evidence of cosmic history. See how modern astronomers use ancient tree-rings to investigate solar activity!
Magnetically Tangled: Before Ever After
Magnetic field lines of protoplanetary disks can tangle up like hair! Today’s bite presents exciting observations of such tangled field lines.