The April Fools Paper Review Process – 2025
There is a tradition in Astronomy to post silly science papers to the arXiv on Aprils Fools day. We’ve collected them all for 2025 and provided some “peer review”.
M 82 (star)bursts onto the scene!
The latest results from the VERITAS gamma-ray telescopes hint that starburst galaxies like M 82 might help us understand where mysterious cosmic rays come from!
No horsing around: Centaurus A could be a nearby cosmic ray factory
Today’s authors try to answer a century-old mystery: where are all the cosmic rays coming from??
An aMACEing set of radio galaxy flares
The brand new MACE gamma-ray telescope detects two mysterious flares from a radio galaxy!
2 Fast 2 Furious (for an AGN flare)
Today’s authors take a look at (possibly) the brightest flare from a supermassive black hole that we’ve ever seen!