RRow RRow RRow Your [Tele]scope, Gently Down the [Orphan] Stream
Where are your parents? The authors of today’s paper investigate the origins of the Orphan Stream in our galaxy!
Where are your parents? The authors of today’s paper investigate the origins of the Orphan Stream in our galaxy!
We’ve known for some time that we reside in the Local Bubble, a cavity of low-density gas excavated by an orchestra of dying stars ~15 Myrs ago. Today’s authors find that this Bubble’s expansion is driving nearly all nearby star formation.
Today’s paper looks at our own galaxy to measure its dark matter halo mass.
One of the most important observations by the next generation of giant telescopes will be made by pointing towards the Supermassive Black Hole at the center of our galaxy.
Move over, dinosaurs — the search for fossilized dark matter is the new trend in (galactic) geology.
Find out how astronomers discovered a new stellar stream around the Milky Way in today’s Astrobite.