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
Guest: Re‑envisioning Galaxy Morphology with Sparse Autoencoders
Euclid is delivering millions of galaxy images, far too many for humans to classify by hand. A new approach uses sparse autoencoders to uncover the hidden morphological features inside deep learning models, revealing both familiar structures and entirely new ones.
Cosmic Cannibalism: When Stars Eat Their Planets
Some stars hide a strange ingredient in their atmospheres: the remains of a planet they devoured. It turns out to be more common than expected.
Hitchhiking PAHs Caught Catching a Ride on Galactic Winds
Get out of galaxies fast! The hitchhiker’s guide to galactic winds and their newfound polycyclic passengers.