Do we actually know how old the Universe is?
So we have a pretty good idea of how old the Universe is right? Well according to JWST data, maybe not? Rest assured, today’s bite gets to the bottom of the debate.
Stay tuned to Radio YZ Ceti: Isn’t that a magnetic conversation between star and planet?
Astronomers have tuned their radio telescopes to YZ Ceti, and it might be crackling with a magnetic conversation of a star and its planet. Is this a breakthrough detection, or just stellar noise playing tricks on us?
Guest: The on-again, off-again lives of intermittent pulsars
Are we missing out on a crucial stage of pulsar evolution? Guest author Tibby Finn Leeming shows how a lack of data can sometimes be misleading.
Should I Stay or Should I Go? Clumps and Inward Migration
Something is missing in the middle. In JWST JADES galaxies, young clumps drop out in the inner regions, while clump structure shifts from the outskirts to the center.
Unveiling the interstellar medium of coming-of-age galaxies
…to learn more about the origins of dusty galaxies at early cosmic times.
Can’t we just take a picture of an exoplanet?
If we want to know about the conditions for life on an Earth-like exoplanet, can’t we just take a picture of it? One where we can see continents, clouds and potential biospheres?
The short answer is we can’t. The long answer as to why not is found in today’s bite.