Galactic Fidget Spinner: Unraveling the Milky Way’s Spiral Structure
Ever wondered how astronomers study the structure of our own Galaxy from within? Read on to find out how the Gaia mission helps us in this regard!
A supercomputer made of idle CPUs rewinds stellar streams
Astronomers connect volunteered computers on MilkyWay@home and model the dark matter content of dwarf galaxies.
Truth or Flare: Delayed Radio Emission Raises Questions About Tidal Disruption Events
Beware the flare!
Gas and Dust Evolution Near a Cosmic Engine
Exploring the role of radiative feedback on the close environments near AGN.
Masquerade! Dwarf Nova Faces on Parade
ISO classical novae! We aren’t seeing as many classical novae as we expect. Read on to find out if they’re masquerading as dwarf novae!
A Matter-Antimatter World
An alternate model of cosmology behaves like modified gravity.