Distant, Dusty Galaxy Hiding in the Dark
Today’s authors discover a distant galaxy cloaked in dusty darkness, and consider what it might reveal about galaxy evolution in the early Universe
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!
Jellyfish Galaxies Swimming Through Clusters
How can a cluster turn an ordinary galaxy into this mysterious creature?
Three Bodies and You’re Out: Ejecting the First Known Hypervelocity Globular Cluster
In today’s paper, astronomers try to figure out why one of M87’s globular clusters is leaving – and leaving fast.
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.
Astrobites at AAS 237: Day 5
We report on Day 5 of the virtual winter AAS meeting.