Astrobites at AAS 240: Day 2
Astrobites is at AAS 240! Read on for coverage of Day 2 (Tuesday).
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr. Allison Strom
What can chemistry tell us about galaxies? The #AAS240 keynote speaker thinks it is basically the “DNA” of a galaxy. Find out more at Dr. Allison Strom’s talk!
Astrobites at AAS 240: Day 1
Astrobites coverage of Day 1 of AAS 240!
Stare into the Void
The distribution of galaxies clusters (BAOs) are a beloved tool for cosmological analysis. But what about cosmic voids? Stare into the void, and you might just learn something new!
Not all black holes that wander are lost – and now, some may have been found.
In today’s paper, astronomers look for meandering modern-day analogues of the ancient building blocks of supermassive black holes.
The Standard Model Fails to Pass the Bar
The presence of dark matter particles in barred spiral galaxies should slow down their galactic bars. However, this is not what we observe. Are galactic bars telling us to reconsider the foundations of the standard model?