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A Pebbly Barrier to Planet Formation

A Pebbly Barrier to Planet Formation

by Peter Sinclair | Apr 9, 2018 | Daily Paper Summaries

While a planet is forming, its passage through the protoplanetary disk can prevent pebbles from migrating inwards and accreting onto the planet.

The Life Cycles of Dust Grains

The Life Cycles of Dust Grains

by Benny Tsang | Mar 27, 2017 | Daily Paper Summaries

Dust grains play an important in many facets of astrophysics. See how their lives are revealed in realistic simulations for the first time!

The Hierarchical World of Star Formation

The Hierarchical World of Star Formation

by Benny Tsang | Dec 21, 2016 | Daily Paper Summaries

Star clusters may form in a similar way to the hierarchical formation of galaxies, let’s find out how it works!

Making of an Active Galactic Nucleus

Making of an Active Galactic Nucleus

by Benny Tsang | Sep 5, 2016 | Daily Paper Summaries

In light of new observations, the traditional dusty-torus picture of active galactic nuclei may need revision.

Teaching Computers How Galaxies Form

Teaching Computers How Galaxies Form

by Benny Tsang | Mar 23, 2016 | Daily Paper Summaries

After learning about galaxy formation, computers can imitate millions of hours of calculations in just a few minutes.

The Power of the Dark Side

The Power of the Dark Side

by Ben Cook | Jan 13, 2016 | Daily Paper Summaries

What if I told you it was true? All of it.

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