20 years ago, WMAP discovered the anomalous Cold Spot in the CMB. Researchers have since been puzzling over its existence, but the case of the Cold Spot still remains open. Recently, researchers have proposed a theory that the foregrounds of a galaxy supergroup could be responsible for the Cold Spot. Could these foregrounds really be the culprit?
Chemical tagging is the idea that using the chemistry of stars we can reconstruct their birth clusters. But can it actually be done?
Stars of all masses can have their outer layers stripped away during interactions with a binary companion. Today’s paper reports the first-ever discovery of intermediate-mass stripped stars, which are thought to be the main progenitors of stripped-envelope supernovae!
This article reveals how the magnetic field, surpassing internal forces like gravity and turbulence, prevents star formation in the Horsehead nebula. This discovery highlights the crucial role magnetic fields play in shaping stellar nurseries, paving the way for further investigations into the intricate interplay between magnetic forces and star formation.
Pulsar timing arrays could localise individual sources of gravitational waves to host galaxies. The problem is, it’s so computationally difficult! This paper shows us a faster way.
Today’s authors look for the origin of the blobby neutrino emission IceCube sees in the Milky Way!