The Alternative to Dark Matter May be General Relativity Itself
No dark matter, no modified gravitation, just general relativity. Let’s see what we can get in disk galaxies.
How Magnetic Fields Could Change the Chandrasekhar Mass Limit
Type Ia supernovae are some of the most interesting events in astrophysics. Read about how magnetic fields could change our understanding of them in today’s paper!
The first detection of the Schwarzschild precession in the orbit of the star S2
The GRAVITY team first detects the Schwarzschild precession of the orbit of the star S2 in the center of the Milky Way.
The CO2 Elephant in the Room: Curbing the Carbon Footprint of Astronomy
We’re doing a lot of harm to the planet that we stand on as we look up towards the stars. In this post, PhD student Isobel Romero-Shaw explains why astrophysicists in particular need to reduce their carbon emissions, and how we can go about doing this.
Dwarf Galaxies at the cutting EDGE of galaxy formation
What can we use dwarf galaxies for?