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Guest: The closest look into the largest nearby cosmic structures: a foray into the Fornax galaxy cluster
Galaxy clusters are collections of galaxies that are bound together by gravity. They are the largest structures that exist in our Universe, and their mass is dominated by the hot gas that lies between galaxies called the intracluster medium. One of the closest galaxy clusters is Fornax, and it was recently studied in detail using the MeerKAT radio telescope in South Africa. This bite dives deep into a study of the magnetic field of this cluster and the implications the results have of our understanding of clusters of galaxies.
FIREstorms in early galaxies: Simulating the brief, blazing lives of giant clumps
What do a galaxy’s stellar clumps tell us about how it formed? Today’s guest author Michelle Park explores interesting properties of clumps from the FIRE simulations.
Guest: Teaching Machines to Spot Star‑Forming Clumps in Galaxies
Clumpy galaxies dominate the early universe, yet their local counterparts are hard to find. A new machine‑learning approach learns to spot these hidden clumps and opens the door to studying them in far greater detail.
I spy with my large binocular eyes: a dusty torus around a supermassive black hole?
There’s no sugar on this doughnut – might we need to ditch tori for large nuclear disks around active galactic nuclei? Today’s authors peer deep into NGC 4151 to find out!
Hiding in the Shadows: The KM3NeT Search for the Sun and Moon
It’s looking a little (cosmic) rainy today! And the KM3NeT collaboration make the most of the muon downpour, testing for the presence of some familiar celestial bodies in their data.
Tracing Large Scale Structure with 270 Million Galaxies
Today’s PRJ letter presents the largest mass map to date, highlighting large scale structure in the Universe!
Beyond astro-ph
Astronomy beyond the research
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Prof. Steven Finkelstein
Today we interview Prof. Steven Finkelstein, Professor at University of Texas Austin and the Fred Kavli Plenary Lecturer at #AAS246
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr Danny Milisavljevic
Today we interview Dr. Danny Milisavljevic, associate professor at Purdue University and a plenary speaker at #AAS246
Transgender in Astronomy: Interview with Dr. Eliot Halley Vrijmoet
For Pride Month, Astrobites is interviewing one transgender astronomer every week. This week we interviewed Dr. Eliot Halley Vrijmoet, a postdoctoral fellow at Smith College!
Navigating careers in astronomy
Career advice
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Prof. Sabrina Stierwalt
Today we interview observational astronomer and professor at Occidental College, Dr. Sabrina Stierwalt, for her plenary talk at #AAS241!
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Prof. Norman Murray
Today we interview theoretical astrophysicist Professor Norman Murray for his plenary talk at #AAS241!
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Professor Richard Mushotzky
Today we interview x-ray astronomer and professor at the University of Maryland, Dr. Richard Mushotzky, for his plenary talk at #AAS241!