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Cosmic Copycat – The First Detection of Water Ice in an Exo-Kuiper Belt

Cosmic Copycat – The First Detection of Water Ice in an Exo-Kuiper Belt

by Joe Williams | May 22, 2025 | Daily Paper Summaries

JWST has found the first evidence of water ice in a Kuiper Belt around another star – and the water ice in this one bears a striking resemblance to that in our own Solar System’s Kuiper Belt.

This Pulsar Has Mood Swings

This Pulsar Has Mood Swings

by Guest | May 21, 2025 | Daily Paper Summaries

Guest author Giovanni Cozzolongo tells us about peculiar pulsar magnetic fields!

Are ocean worlds teeming with life?

Are ocean worlds teeming with life?

by Kasper Zoellner | May 20, 2025 | Daily Paper Summaries

Hycean worlds — giant, ocean-covered planets with hydrogen-rich atmospheres – could be key to discovering alien life. Join us today as we dive into the fascinating possibilities for biological evolution on these distant worlds.

An Exercise in Satellite Mission Design: Getting Specific About Science Objectives

An Exercise in Satellite Mission Design: Getting Specific About Science Objectives

by Erica Sawczynec | May 19, 2025 | Daily Paper Summaries, Instrumentation

In today’s bite we are revisiting the mission design concept MAUVE to learn about crafting strong and specific science objectives!

Speedy stars reveal a satellite’s supermassive secret

Speedy stars reveal a satellite’s supermassive secret

by Alexandra Masegian | May 16, 2025 | Daily Paper Summaries

By rewinding the orbits of hypervelocity stars, today’s authors discover something unusual about the Milky Way’s largest satellite galaxy.

Are quasars growing in secret?

Are quasars growing in secret?

by Nathalie Korhonen Cuestas | May 15, 2025 | Daily Paper Summaries

Supermassive black holes in the early universe seem to have grown too quickly in a limited amount of time. But might they have been hiding phases of growth from astronomers?

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