When astronomers conduct a giant survey, they collect overwhelming amounts of data. But how can we check whether the data is correct? Well, today’s paper applies a mathematical curiosity generally used for detecting tax fraud: Benford’s law.
The formation of the Magellanic stream is a decades long mystery that might have been solved by considering corona. No, not that corona. . .
Are stars at the center of our galaxy good at protecting their planets via social distancing? Find out..
We report on Day 3 of the virtual summer AAS meeting.
How much does our galaxy weigh? The authors of today’s paper use globular clusters in the halo of the galaxy to try to answer this question!
How does one go about detecting dark matter-only structures in the Milky Way? Look at velocity corrections of stars far beyond our galaxy, in the Magellanic clouds!