Finding a stream in the stellar tide
Stellar streams are exciting probes of galaxy evolution, and today’s authors are confident we’ll soon be able to find even more!
The explodability criterion: How to make a star go supernova
Today’s authors present some new insights into how stars explode!
Climate Change for Astronomers: Consequences and solutions
Climate change is bad (a sadly controversial statement), but we can solve it. Chapters 4-6 of Climate Change for Astronomers take us through why and how.
Old molecule, new tricks: The chemistry of climate change
How exactly does the CO2 molecule cause the Earth to warm? Today’s authors explain with a physically motivated model molecule.
Digging down to the oldest stars: Galactic archeology in the Sagittarius dwarf cluster
What happens when we break a galaxy down to its fundamental building blocks? Today’s authors try to find out!