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The April Fools Paper Review Process – 2025

The April Fools Paper Review Process – 2025

by Astrobites, Katherine Lee, Sowkhya Shanbhog, Skylar Grayson, Jessie Thwaites, Maria Vincent, Drew Lapeer, Samantha Wong, Sarah Stevenson | Apr 3, 2025 | Daily Paper Summaries

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!

M 82 (star)bursts onto the scene!

by Samantha Wong | Feb 13, 2025 | Daily Paper Summaries

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

No horsing around: Centaurus A could be a nearby cosmic ray factory

by Samantha Wong | Feb 6, 2025 | Daily Paper Summaries, PRJ

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

An aMACEing set of radio galaxy flares

by Samantha Wong | Nov 27, 2024 | Daily Paper Summaries

The brand new MACE gamma-ray telescope detects two mysterious flares from a radio galaxy!

2 Fast 2 Furious (for an AGN flare)

2 Fast 2 Furious (for an AGN flare)

by Samantha Wong | Nov 13, 2024 | Daily Paper Summaries

Today’s authors take a look at (possibly) the brightest flare from a supermassive black hole that we’ve ever seen!

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