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Is the farthest known star actually a binary system?

Is the farthest known star actually a binary system?

by Guest | Dec 6, 2023 | Daily Paper Summaries

Today’s post by guest author Riley Owens discusses JWST observations of the star Earendel and whether it’s actually part of a binary system.

Understanding the origin of stars that shouldn’t exist

by Guest | Dec 5, 2023 | Undergraduate Research

In the latest of our #UndergradResearch series, discover how Saurav Ruparelia studied stellar light curves to find extremely low-mass stellar remnants.

James Webb Telescope Calibrations May Resolve Cosmological Questions

James Webb Telescope Calibrations May Resolve Cosmological Questions

by Guest | Nov 13, 2023 | Daily Paper Summaries

Guest author Riley Sharpe discusses new methods for looking at high redshift galaxies detected with JWST!

UR: Rethinking our transiting exoplanet detection approaches: A method for optimizing small transiting planet detection.

UR: Rethinking our transiting exoplanet detection approaches: A method for optimizing small transiting planet detection.

by Guest | Nov 7, 2023 | Undergraduate Research

In the latest of our #UndergradResearch series, discover how Yash Gondhalekar optimized periodogram searches to more effectively find small transiting planets!

Galactic Jets in Motion: Unveiling the Dance of Cosmic Ghosts

Galactic Jets in Motion: Unveiling the Dance of Cosmic Ghosts

by Guest | Oct 28, 2023 | Daily Paper Summaries

Plasma jets, emerging from a galaxy’s central black hole, sometimes bend in the same direction, forming head-tail structures. A recent study investigated two such galaxies found in unexpectedly close proximity, resembling a peculiar ‘dancing ghost’-like structure in the sky.

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