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The bigger they are, the smaller their moons?

The bigger they are, the smaller their moons?

by Ben Cassese | Feb 11, 2022 | Daily Paper Summaries

Can bigger planets form bigger moons when whacked with bigger rocks? Maybe not!

Choose your own adventure: 3 ways to kill a massive disk galaxy

Choose your own adventure: 3 ways to kill a massive disk galaxy

by Liza Sazonova | Feb 10, 2022 | Daily Paper Summaries

What kills the most massive disk galaxies in the Universe? Their own bulge, a sneaky bar, or a giant black hole? Let’s find out!

Peek-a-boo! Forming Moons Revealed Around a Baby Planet

Peek-a-boo! Forming Moons Revealed Around a Baby Planet

by William Balmer | Feb 9, 2022 | Daily Paper Summaries

How do moons form in the universe? Astronomers recently gathered direct evidence for the formation of moons around exoplanets!

I’m Not Late, You’re Just Early: measuring the Hubble constant using time-delay cosmography

I’m Not Late, You’re Just Early: measuring the Hubble constant using time-delay cosmography

by Abby Lee | Feb 8, 2022 | Daily Paper Summaries

How can we use gravitational lensing to measure the expansion rate of the Universe?

Don’t (Forget To) Look Up

Don’t (Forget To) Look Up

by Konstantin Gerbig | Feb 7, 2022 | Daily Paper Summaries

What if a planet-killer type asteroid would impact Earth in six months time? How could we go about preventing such an existential threat?

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