The strange case of quiescent and dusty
A series of papers between two research groups, investigating the nature of an unusual distant galaxy.
Giant Planets, don’t let a windy day ruin your childhood
Recently, it has been proposed that pebbles play a crucial in the formation of rocky cores that are large enough to accrue a large atmosphere and become gas giants like Jupiter. Do strong magnetic winds make things more difficult?
SETI on the Side: Seeking Dyson Spheres with Gaia
Could Gaia’s immense catalog of stellar positions help us find extraterrestrial intelligence?
Where’s the flux? Dust? Discuss.
Tabetha Boyajian calls it “the most mysterious star in the universe.” Has she figured it out?
Will the real Protoplanetary Disk Mass please stand up?
My name is Protoplanetary Disk Mass. I am important for determining what types of planets can form, where they can form, and how quickly they can form. Signed Protoplanetary Disk Mass.
Getting a peek at exozodis
Today we try to get a sense of what near-in and hot dust disks are like around other stars. Aside from being interesting in its own right, the nature of ‘exozodis’ will offer more clarity for planning exoplanet direct-imaging missions.