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UR: The Stars Kepler Missed: Investigating the Kepler Target Selection Function Using Gaia DR2
Using new observations from the UVCANDELS survey, a possible link between recent star formation, merger frequency, and the size-mass evolution of massive, quiescent galaxies is investigated.
Smashing Neutrons: On the Origin of Extreme r-process Enhanced Stars
Heavy elements require extreme conditions to be produced. Today’s bite explores three unique stars that may give us additional clues on how that happens.
Bio-Signatures With Flare
Stars are known to experience burst of energy, known as flares. But what happens to biological molecules in the atmospheres of planets when a flare occurs? Today’s paper answers that by adding a bit of “flare” to exoplanets.
Constraining a cacophony of coalescences
Earth based gravitational wave detectors combine their data to search for a discordant hum from distant gravitational wave sources.
How Many Years Does it Take to Get to the Center of a Supernova Remnant?
After more than 30 years, have astronomers finally discovered what the compact object at the center of Supernova 1987A is?
Finding small (and invisible) planets in other solar systems
In this guest post, Wen-Hsin Chen describes an exciting new algorithm that could have big consequences for little planets!
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