by kyadavalli | Jan 31, 2023 | Daily Paper Summaries
What if you take the biggest, most massive stars, and watch them explode? Do they look any different from a normal supernova? Let’s find out with today’s supernova iPTF14hls!
by Megan Masterson | Jan 30, 2023 | Daily Paper Summaries
Today’s paper presents a unified model for tidal disruption events, in which a star gets shredded by the tidal forces of a supermassive black hole!
by Cole Meldorf | Jan 28, 2023 | Daily Paper Summaries
In this astrobite, astrophysicists use gravitational waves to “listen” for the presence of dark matter and infer its properties!
by Sonja Panjkov | Jan 27, 2023 | Daily Paper Summaries
General relativity to the rescue! Today’s paper teaches us how microlensing data can be used to infer black hole kick natal kick velocities.
by Clarissa Do O | Jan 25, 2023 | Daily Paper Summaries
Today’s post discusses the discovery of an unusual system: an ultra-cool brown dwarf orbiting a white dwarf!
by Sahil Hegde | Jan 23, 2023 | Daily Paper Summaries
Today’s authors, the Yale Astronomy Student Council, present a framework for involving graduate students into the faculty hiring process!