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Rapidly Rotating But Not So Variable: A Brown Dwarf As Seen From Earth

Rapidly Rotating But Not So Variable: A Brown Dwarf As Seen From Earth

by Lili Alderson | Jun 29, 2022 | Daily Paper Summaries

Brown Dwarfs can have swirling cloudy atmospheres just like their planetary cousins, but, as observed from the ground, the subject of today’s bite isn’t quite so variable after all.

Young, cool, and on edge — an unstable protoplanetary disk

Young, cool, and on edge — an unstable protoplanetary disk

by Konstantin Gerbig | Jun 28, 2022 | Daily Paper Summaries

Is it possible to detect gravitational instability in a protoplanetary disk that is viewed edge-on? Today’s authors investigate the young disk around L1527 IRS.

(almost) No Time (for stars) to Die

(almost) No Time (for stars) to Die

by Sahil Hegde | Jun 27, 2022 | Daily Paper Summaries

How long does it take for a star’s core to collapse in a supernova explosion? Today’s authors use observations to place new constraints on the explosion timescale!

Planets on a Magnetic Roller Coaster Ride

Planets on a Magnetic Roller Coaster Ride

by Guest | Jun 24, 2022 | Daily Paper Summaries

Fabienne Nail writes about how magnetic fields can make modelling atmospheric escape for TRAPPIST-1e and other exoplanets much more difficult.

(Re)discovering Gravity

(Re)discovering Gravity

by Ben Cassese | Jun 23, 2022 | Daily Paper Summaries

Today’s authors decided it’s time to (let computers) try defi(ning) gravity

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