Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, is Stellar Lithium the Most Puzzling Lithium Problem of Them All?
Where do stars get their lithium? Today’s paper attempts to answer this question using lithium-enriched stars and their doppelgängers.
Are Super-Mercuries and Magnesium Mortal Enemies?
Super-Mercuries and magnesium – today’s bite attempts to answer whether they’re best pals or fiercest foes.
Is One Really the Loneliest Number? Void Galaxies Compared to Their More Popular Counterparts in the Field
Are the lonely galaxies in the void doing ok? Today’s bite checks in on them and sees how they’re faring compared to their more social counterparts in the field.
The Peculiar Nature of Black Hole Birth Kicks
General relativity to the rescue! Today’s paper teaches us how microlensing data can be used to infer black hole natal kick velocities.
The Continued Hunt for the Neutron Star at the Heart of SN 1987A
I spy with my little eye a pulsar wind nebula at the heart of SN 1987A. Check out today’s bite to see the latest results in the search for SN 1987A’s compact object.