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Use the Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, Luke! The JEDIce view of a protoplanetary disc

Use the Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, Luke! The JEDIce view of a protoplanetary disc

by Joe Williams | Jan 1, 2026 | Daily Paper Summaries

JWST offers new insights into the vertical structure of this protoplanetary disc, special for the ambient emitting background that provides a back-light. Find out what the JEDIce program has discovered!

Listen closely to these gravitational waves

Listen closely to these gravitational waves

by Viviana Cáceres | Dec 30, 2025 | Daily Paper Summaries

Subtle whispers in gravitational waves put general relativity to the test.

Black hole sun, won’t you come… help solve the little red dot mystery?

Black hole sun, won’t you come… help solve the little red dot mystery?

by Annelia Anderson | Dec 29, 2025 | Daily Paper Summaries

Today’s paper argues that a little red dot with a massive Balmer break could be a black hole star.

This galaxy simulation can fit so many stars and gas particles in it

This galaxy simulation can fit so many stars and gas particles in it

by Kasper Zoellner | Dec 26, 2025 | Daily Paper Summaries

Simulating an entire galaxy is not easy if you want your result sometime this century. But today’s paper brings us a neat trick that might just help speed things up.

Resolving the Star Formation History of Dwarf Galaxies

Resolving the Star Formation History of Dwarf Galaxies

by Skylar Grayson | Dec 25, 2025 | Daily Paper Summaries

Studying dwarf galaxies provides unique insights to galaxy evolution. Today’s paper explores how resolving stellar populations of isolated galaxies allows us to determine their star formation history!

Forever Alone: A Black Hole Destined to Stay too Big

Forever Alone: A Black Hole Destined to Stay too Big

by Ansh Gupta | Dec 23, 2025 | Daily Paper Summaries

This ancient black hole is far too massive for its galaxy. Thirteen billion years later, it might still be haunting us.

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