by Ciara Johnson | Jun 17, 2021 | Daily Paper Summaries
Globular clusters have puzzled astronomers with the presence of different distinct populations of stars; is dark matter a possible solution to this problem?
by Ashley Piccone | Jun 14, 2021 | Daily Paper Summaries
A newly discovered Globular Cluster is one of the most massive and metal-poor in the Galaxy. In today’s paper, we examine the stars inside the cluster to see where it stands on the metal-poor podium.
by Zili Shen | May 4, 2021 | Daily Paper Summaries
Astronomers use machine learning to reconstruct past mergers that the Milky Way experienced.
by Guest | Apr 25, 2021 | Undergraduate Research
In the latest of our #UndergradResearch series, discover James Kwon’s research on how deep learning is revolutionizing the removal of cosmic-ray contamination from Hubble images.
by Catherine Manea | Feb 16, 2021 | Daily Paper Summaries
The search for the elusive intermediate-mass black hole continues. Today’s authors present a novel method to search for Milky Way intermediate-mass black holes with the hyper-velocity stars they eject!
by Graham Doskoch | Feb 2, 2021 | Daily Paper Summaries
In today’s paper, astronomers try to figure out why one of M87’s globular clusters is leaving – and leaving fast.