Backyard Black Holes
Little Red Dots have been thought to be mysterious early universe objects but today’s bite tells us that they could exist much closer to home.
Galaxies of Many Colors
Is the Universe broken, or just our observations? Today’s bite asks whether our methods for weighing galaxies can help save cosmology from JWST’s Universe-breaking galaxies.
On the Hunt: Molecular Hydrogen in Leo P
Considering that molecular hydrogen is the most abundant molecule in the universe, you’d think it’d be easier to find.
Hungry Hungry Galaxies: How does the shape of a galaxy’s halo affect its appetite?
Stream in to today’s paper to understand how tearing apart dwarf galaxies can reveal the shape of the dark matter haloes of hungry galaxies.
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[Guest post] Inviting dimmer cousins to the party
Are fainter galaxies really different than brighter ones? This study reveals that, despite being dimmer, low surface brightness galaxies obey the same fundamental laws of galaxy formation, offering new clues about how galaxies and dark matter halos evolve.
Surfing the (Cosmic) Web
How astronomers used the largest JWST survey to build a new map of the Universe