Galactic thick discs bursting onto the scene
The Milky Way’s disc is made up of two components — but where did they come from?
UR: Modeling Chemical Abundance Evolution in Dwarf Galaxies
In the latest of our #UndergradResearch series, discover how Alexandra Kwon modeled the evolution of chemical abundance in dwarf galaxies.
MARVEL + DC = Wandering Black Holes
What superpower does a dwarf galaxy have?
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.
A Sip of Reionisation to Quench the Smallest Dwarf Galaxies
Did local Ultra-Faint Dwarf Galaxies get quenched by the Milky Way or by Reionisation? Today’s authors use cosmological simulations to find out!
Jurassic Universe: Interpreting a Fossil Galaxy from the Deep Past
Travel back in time as today’s authors unearth the mysterious history of the “fossil galaxy” Segue 1.