Cepheid yourself – confirming tensions in the Hubble expansion
New observations of pulsing variable stars weigh in on the Hubble tension. Find out how in this Astrobite!
A Strange Type of Matter May Lie at the Heart of Neutron Stars
A mysterious type of matter, quark-gluon plasma, may lie at the heart of neutron stars.
Looks like the Sun, but does it spin like the Sun: measuring differential rotation in 16 Cyg A & B
Today’s authors use asteroseismology to determine differential rotation in two sun-like stars.
The future is bright: a new technique finds variability in K2 data of the Seven Sisters
Today’s authors use a new technique to make new discoveries about the Seven Sisters.
Connecting galaxy properties to their star-formation histories
Star-forming galaxies form stars at different rates. Could this be the model that reveals the underlying physics?
Additional Arguments that Aboriginal Australians Observed Variable Stars
Did Aboriginal Australians notice that Betelgeuse is a variable star? Today’s paper provides additional evidence that they did.