Dancing in the Dark
Confused by the hubbub about the “galaxy lacking dark matter”? Fear no more! In today’s Astrobite, we’ll examine some hot takes by the scientific community.
The Imprint of Cosmic Reionization on Dwarf Galaxies
What can the smallest galaxies in the local Universe tell us about reionization?
A Little Less in the Dark
A dwarf galaxy in Cetus appears to have a serious lack of dark matter.
For Whom the Cosmic Web Tolls
“No [galaxy] is an island entire of itself; every [galaxy] / is a piece of the [cosmic web], a part of the main” – apologies to John Donne for butchering his poem.
Ghostly Hosts: Looking for the Sources of Enrichment
What created the strong CIV absorption near this Lyman Alpha Emitter?
Where do globular clusters (maybe) come from?
Today’s paper suggests that globular clusters might come from a newly-discovered class of low-mass galaxies called “Little Blue Dots.” And even if you don’t care about globular clusters, you should read this post anyway to learn about some weird names for different types of galaxies.