How do you see a firefly next to a spotlight?
A look at some clever observing techniques to directly image exoplanets.
How Much Water Did The Asteroid Belt Send to Earth?
Special Delivery! Could the Earth’s water have arrived from the asteroid belt?
The Fault in our Star (Populations): Solving the Multiple Stellar Populations Problem with Dark Matter
Globular clusters have puzzled astronomers with the presence of different distinct populations of stars; is dark matter a possible solution to this problem?
‘Oumuamua’s Star Trek: Potential Origin in a Giant Molecular Cloud?
Did ‘Oumuamua originate in a nearby Giant Molecular Cloud? Today’s authors continue the debate surrounding the mysterious origins of our first interstellar visitor!
Quantifying signs of life in the depths of Enceladus’ ocean
Today’s paper sets out to quantify the probability that the gases Cassini measured in Enceladus’ plumes might have a biological origin!
Globular Cluster Olympics: Who Will Win the Least Metals?
A newly discovered Globular Cluster is one of the most massive and metal-poor in the Galaxy. In today’s paper, we examine the stars inside the cluster to see where it stands on the metal-poor podium.