Transient Butterflies: Fast Blue Optical Transients can be powered by Jet-Shocked Cocoons
FBOTs or butterflies? Today’s paper presents a new model to describe the emission from fast blue optical transients.
FOCASing on the Metallicity Gradient of an Extremely Metal-poor Galaxy
Today’s authors explore a nearby analog of some of the earliest galaxies to form in the universe and measure a metallicity gradient.
Two Paths Diverged in a Cosmological Simulation: on the Formation Pathways of S0 Galaxies
Today’s bite explores the two main pathways of S0 galaxy formation, ram-pressure stripping and galaxy mergers.
Cosmic Coughs: The Dust Production of Luminous Blue Variables
Where does the dust in the universe come from? Today’s bite explains that luminous blue variables, a rare type of evolved massive star, may be the second most important producer of dust in galaxies.
Tidal Tugs Shed Light on Binary Companions
How can tides help us find hidden compact companions and yield detailed physics on stellar binaries?