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Unsure if it is a really massive black hole? Take an X-ray scan!

Unsure if it is a really massive black hole? Take an X-ray scan!

by Archana Aravindan | May 23, 2024 | Daily Paper Summaries

Are these little red galaxies hosting supermassive black holes? Take an X-ray look at them to find out!

Too Many Stars, Too Fast?

Too Many Stars, Too Fast?

by Caroline von Raesfeld | May 22, 2024 | Daily Paper Summaries

Today’s bite talks about an interesting class of galaxies that may be forming an unthinkable amount of stars super early in the universe.

Galactic Renaissance: A Surge in Star Formation During the Evolution of Galactic Collisions

Galactic Renaissance: A Surge in Star Formation During the Evolution of Galactic Collisions

by Guest | May 12, 2024 | Daily Paper Summaries

Galaxy mergers represent a transformative evolutionary path, inducing notable morphological and compositional changes in the involved galaxies. The alterations in the intrinsic characteristics during these collisions serve as a crucial probe, providing insights into the real-time occurrence of such processes.

Protocluster Galaxies Love to Talk to Their Neighbors

Protocluster Galaxies Love to Talk to Their Neighbors

by Delaney Dunne | May 2, 2024 | Daily Paper Summaries

Galaxy evolution is affected by a complex web of neighborhood politics between nearby galaxies. Today’s authors show that it’s the closest galaxies that matter the most in a galaxy protocluster!

Interview with Professor Yuan-Sen Ting

Interview with Professor Yuan-Sen Ting

by Isabella Trierweiler | May 1, 2024 | Interviews, Personal Experiences

Today we interview Dr. Yuan-Sen Ting, a Malaysian astronomer who uses machine learning to study galaxy evolution!

What’s growing inside out and red all over? Little Red Dots!

What’s growing inside out and red all over? Little Red Dots!

by Nathalie Korhonen Cuestas | Apr 30, 2024 | Daily Paper Summaries

Lurking behind a thick red blanket of gas, supermassive black holes are rapidly growing in very compact galaxies known as Little Red Dots, and they may hold some of the secrets of galaxy evolution.

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