Looking for Structure in Dark Matter with Gravitational Lensing
Will low mass dark matter halos discovered in gravitational lenses tell us about the nature of dark matter?
Biography of a Galaxy: Uncovering Star Formation Histories
Every galaxies star formation history is a story waiting to be told. Turns out log-normals cover most story lines.
Dark Matter in the Milky Way: ‘A Matter of Perspective’
Does the shape of the dark matter distribution in the Milky Way’s satellite galaxies depend on the direction from which they are observed?
Breaking Wind: Supernova feedback in galaxies
It turns out that supernovae, much like beans, are a magical fruit that can make galaxies release an outflow of gas. Also, simulations are complicated.
The Origins and Fate of the Most Distant Galaxy
Recently the most distant galaxy was detected, residing at a time when the Universe was a mere 400 million years old. However, many intriguing questions surround it: how did it form? How can it be so bright? What is its eventual fate?
Brilliant Binaries: Explaining Reionisation
Could binary stars help explain one of the big unsolved problems in the early universe?