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Is the Sun a lazy star?
By comparing the Sun to its analogs, astronomers found that it probably needs some coffee.
Make it or Brake it: Supporting Weakened Magnetic Braking with Asteroseismology
Do stars really spin down? Authors of today’s paper find out if what we’re seeing is real or a trick of the light.
It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s… a Cow?
An unusually bright supernova, nicknamed the Cow, was the first of its kind when discovered in 2018. Learn more about this mysterious flash in today’s Bite!
The CHIME is now for Fast Radio Bursts
Fast Radio Bursts CHIME in – 535 times! Today’s paper describes the new CHIME/FRB Catalog 1, with an exciting number of new FRBs.
When Two Black Holes Quarrel, a Third Rejoices
Put three supermassive black holes in one simulation and let them fight over the center stage. Will there be a survivor?
Aluminum in Action: Are Rockier Exoplanets More Common than We Think?
It is theorized that the radioactive decay of Aluminum-26 could provide enough heat to dehydrate terrestrial planetesimals as they form, leading to rockier exoplanets. But is this effect significant enough to alter how common we believe rocky exoplanets are in the Galaxy? Find out by reading today’s bite!
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