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Merging White Dwarfs with Magnetic Fields

Merging White Dwarfs with Magnetic Fields

by Josh Fuchs | May 20, 2015 | Daily Paper Summaries

White dwarfs in a binary often merge into a variety of interesting phenomena. However, nobody has sought to understand the role that magnetic fields play during the merger. The authors simulate the merging of two white dwarfs with magnetic fields to see what happens.

An Astrobites Gift Guide

An Astrobites Gift Guide

by Josh Fuchs | Dec 13, 2014 | Quick Notes

Want to figure out what to get your favorite astronomer for the holidays? Astrobites has a number of suggestions!

Pair-Instability Supernovae: What might they look like?

Pair-Instability Supernovae: What might they look like?

by Josh Fuchs | Oct 28, 2014 | Daily Paper Summaries

How do the most massive stars explode? A new model of massive stars predicts new observational evidence.

Measuring Galaxy Star Formation

Measuring Galaxy Star Formation

by Josh Fuchs | Sep 30, 2014 | Daily Paper Summaries

How well do the current methods of measuring the star formation rate of galaxies match then known star formation rate in simulations?

Just how far away is the Pleiades?

Just how far away is the Pleiades?

by Josh Fuchs | Sep 2, 2014 | Daily Paper Summaries

The Pleiades is one of the most well-known open clusters visible with the naked eye from Earth. But just how far away is the cluster? New results help determine a more accurate distance and suggest a troubling error in a previous study.

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