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Looking at Ultrahigh-Energy Cosmic Rays From Many Angles (Specifically, 0 ≤ θ ≤ 80° and -90° ≤ δ ≤ 44.8°)

Looking at Ultrahigh-Energy Cosmic Rays From Many Angles (Specifically, 0 ≤ θ ≤ 80° and -90° ≤ δ ≤ 44.8°)

by Sarah Stevenson | Mar 21, 2026 | Daily Paper Summaries, PRJ

If you have a cosmic mystery on your hands, surely it helps to examine it from as many angles as possible? Today’s authors do that, literally, while investigating the highest-energy particles in the universe.

Tracing Large Scale Structure with 270 Million Galaxies

Tracing Large Scale Structure with 270 Million Galaxies

by Drew Lapeer | Mar 14, 2026 | Daily Paper Summaries, PRJ

Today’s PRJ letter presents the largest mass map to date, highlighting large scale structure in the Universe!

Attack of the Planet-Killer Dark Matter

Attack of the Planet-Killer Dark Matter

by Kaz Gary | Feb 28, 2026 | Daily Paper Summaries, PRJ

Today’s bite explores exoplanets’ newest predator: dark matter. Black holes made up of dark matter may be lying at the hearts of planets…and eating them from the inside out.

When space plasmas collide!!

When space plasmas collide!!

by Chloe Klare | Feb 7, 2026 | Daily Paper Summaries, PRJ

In today’s paper, our authors model what shenanigans will occur (or not?) when we slam two plasmas together!

Can’t we just take a picture of an exoplanet?

Can’t we just take a picture of an exoplanet?

by Kasper Zoellner | Jan 31, 2026 | Daily Paper Summaries, PRJ

If we want to know about the conditions for life on an Earth-like exoplanet, can’t we just take a picture of it? One where we can see continents, clouds and potential biospheres?
The short answer is we can’t. The long answer as to why not is found in today’s bite.

Sometimes You Do Have to Consider Them: Observing Magnetic Fields Using Pulsar Halos

Sometimes You Do Have to Consider Them: Observing Magnetic Fields Using Pulsar Halos

by Catherine Slaughter | Jan 24, 2026 | Daily Paper Summaries, PRJ

Whether you like them or not, magnetic fields permeate the interstellar medium. Today’s paper outlines a novel way of observing them!

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