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Monsters in miniature

Monsters in miniature

by Joanna Ramasawmy | Jan 14, 2019 | Daily Paper Summaries

Could feedback from active galactic nuclei play an important role in the smallest of galaxies?

Seeing Double: Binary stars in dwarf galaxies

Seeing Double: Binary stars in dwarf galaxies

by Mia de los Reyes | Dec 20, 2018 | Classics, Daily Paper Summaries

Two (stars) aren’t always better than one, especially when you’re trying to track down dark matter in tiny galaxies.

Traits of Accreting Galaxies

Traits of Accreting Galaxies

by Caitlin Doughty | Dec 18, 2018 | Daily Paper Summaries

Observations from the MaNGA survey help to answer the question: What are the features of a galaxy that appears to have undergone recent gas accretion?

Understanding Dwarf Galaxies with a Heart of Steel

Understanding Dwarf Galaxies with a Heart of Steel

by Tomer Yavetz | Dec 17, 2018 | Daily Paper Summaries

Hydrodynamical simulations shed new light on the metallicity of stellar populations in dwarf galaxies.

Mirach’s Ghost and Mirach’s Goblin: A New Galaxy Found Near the Local Group

Mirach’s Ghost and Mirach’s Goblin: A New Galaxy Found Near the Local Group

by Daniel Berke | Nov 22, 2018 | Daily Paper Summaries

A amateur astronomer has discovered a galaxy lurking just beyond the Local Group which had gone unnoticed for centuries in the bright glow of neighboring star Mirach.

Chance the IMF: How small fluctuations can have big effects on dwarf galaxies

Chance the IMF: How small fluctuations can have big effects on dwarf galaxies

by Mia de los Reyes | Nov 20, 2018 | Daily Paper Summaries

There ain’t no gosh darn part (of this Astrobite about star formation in dwarf galaxies) you can’t tweet.

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