Start of a New Era: The One of Cold Dark Matter
Over the years of debating dark matter, scientists have conjectured many different types and culprits. Read today’s bite to find out why Cold Dark Matter prevails.
The First Image of a Black Hole
The Event Horizon Telescope has observed the supermassive black hole at the center of M87, producing the first-ever image of a black hole and marking the beginning of a new era in astronomy.
Dark Matter vs MOND: A Tug of War
What is the role of Dark matter in the universe, and are there any alternatives to explain the phenomena we see? Today’s bite explores one such theory.
A clash of disks: the traumatic life of the HV-DO Tau system
In the right conditions, protoplanetary disks might retain evidence of past encounters and can tell us more about the life story of the stellar environment they reside in.
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.