Invisible Tripwires in a Minefield: Could Dark Matter Ignite White Dwarfs?
Could dark matter be responsible for spontaneously exploding white dwarfs? Find out in today’s bite about Ca-rich gap transients!
An Exercise in Satellite Mission Design
Today’s bite is an overview of the science motivation and design for a mid-resolution UV hybrid imaging-spectrograph concept named MAUVE!
Following the coronal temperature profiles of stars
Recent models seem to replicate some funky properties of the Sun’s outermost atmosphere. Today’s authors investigate what that could mean for other stars!
Hello 2025! What’s up for the New Year?
Amid grand fireworks displays around the globe, as the world ushers in yet another round trip around the Sun, many landmark milestones and exciting events are lined up in astronomy and space exploration in 2025. Today’s bite summarizes what to expect for this year.
Bubbles and Tunnels: Unveiling the Secret Structure of Our Galaxy
The solar system is surrounded by a region containing only a low density hot gas called the Local Hot Bubble. Today’s paper uses new observations from eROSITA to map out the shape of the bubble and learn more about its properties!
Who’s Home? A Supermassive Black Hole & its Tiny Friends
Can you spot the quasi-periodic eruptions? Come to today’s SMBH party to check out what the host galaxy has to do with these cosmic beasts!