A long-awaited discovery
More than 50 years ago, a Norwegian astronomer named Sjur Refsdal outlined an interesting new method for calculating the Hubble constant. Last November, astronomers found the perfect test case.
The Death of Galaxies
Galaxies die—at least when measured by how vigorously they produce stars. What causes them to die?
Detonating white dwarfs with black holes
Dark matter, in the form of primordial black holes, can potentially trigger Type Ia supernovae in white dwarfs.
Drones: Radio’s best calibrators?
Recently we have been finding some crazy uses for these unmanned machines. Could investigating the universe be one of them?
A Turbulent Law of Star Formation
Molecular clouds are turbulent. Today’s paper explores how this fact affects the relationship between star formation rate and density from local clouds to distant galaxies.
Circumplanetary disks… soon!
Often science is a competition. Being first is sometimes important to get the well deserved credit for your work. Circumplanetary disks are currently a topic, in which you can still be first, since none has been detected so far. But is the current generation of telescopes already good enough to do that?