A Story of Starlight and Spirals in the Milky Way
New simulations of Milky Way-like galaxies, named after a Greek goddess.
Echoes of the First Light: A Mysterious Metal-Poor Galaxy at Cosmic Dawn
A tiny galaxy, barely metal-enriched, is packed with massive stars. Could it hold clues to the universe’s first stars?
Six Supermassive Black Holes Wake Up from a Long Nap
Six galaxies show signs of a brand new active black hole in today’s bite.
Radio Harps in the Galactic Center: A Laboratory for Cosmic-Ray Transport
Radio observations of the Galactic center reveal striking filaments of synchrotron emission, formed as cosmic ray (CR) electrons travel along magnetic fields. Researchers tested different CR transport models and found that a combination of diffusion and streaming best explains the observed filament structures. This study not only sheds light on how CRs move through space but also provides a new way to probe the magnetic environment of our galaxy.
Did that supermassive black hole just rip apart a star, or is it just eating lunch like normal?
Read about how we can use radio astronomy to find tidal disruption events in galaxies!
A Dust Curve That Breaks the Mold
Today’s bite explores how JWST reveals a surprising dust curve in a distant galaxy, challenging what we know about cosmic dust!