Could Companion Stars Cause Stripped-Envelope Supernovae?
How do you make a supernova without hydrogen and helium lines? The answer may surprise you! (It’s probably binary stars)
Star light, lamp bright
Can’t wait for JWST science data to estimate its precision? Today’s authors would like to interest you in a lamp.
UR: Physical Properties of the Host Galaxies of Ca-rich Transients
In the latest of our #UndergradResearch series, discover how Yuxin Dong explores the origins of Calcium-rich transients, a peculiar type of supernovae
When Gaia meets Hubble: accurate proper motions for faint stars
A powerful new tool combines data from Gaia and the Hubble Space Telescope and accurately measures how stars move on the plane of the sky. Find out how it’s done in today’s Astrobite!
Could some short and long gamma-ray bursts have the same parents?
Today’s authors discovered a kilonova associated with a long gamma-ray burst! Read on to hear about how this might flip the gamma-ray burst world upside down.