In order to find life elsewhere in the universe, we need to rule out false positive biosignatures. To get around this, today’s authors use polarized light to distinguish plants from rocks!
By comparing the Sun to its analogs, astronomers found that it probably needs some coffee.
Do stars really spin down? Authors of today’s paper find out if what we’re seeing is real or a trick of the light.
An unusually bright supernova, nicknamed the Cow, was the first of its kind when discovered in 2018. Learn more about this mysterious flash in today’s Bite!
Fast Radio Bursts CHIME in – 535 times! Today’s paper describes the new CHIME/FRB Catalog 1, with an exciting number of new FRBs.