Looking Deeper at Milky Way Satellite Dwarf Galaxy Candidates
Four new Milky Way dwarf satellite candidates were discovered in 2015 using the Dark Energy Survey. Fainter imaging data are used to further investigate their exact nature.
Judging a book by its cover: estimating red supergiant masses from their surface abundance
Can astronomers use core-collapse supernova to find out the mass of their progenitors? Find out in today’s bite!
A change in the tides
For tightly packed exoplanet systems, tidal force from other planets may be a significant factor to consider.
Cluster Creation in a Cosmological Context
What can cosmological simulations tell us about the formation mechanisms of globular clusters?
Old but gold: a huge primordial proto-cluster
In today’s posts we discuss observations of a super dense, massive and old proto-cluster and what it means to the Universe’s history