Glimpsing Dark Objects with Gaia
Today’s authors work out a full orbital solution for a binary microlensing system, indicating the method’s potential to probe the mass distribution of dark objects.
Stuck in the Middle: A New Gamma-Ray Burst Defies the Norm
Even for stellar explosions, this gamma-ray burst is a weird one!
Taking better astronomical images, with machine learning!
Too many cool science projects, not enough telescope time. Can machine learning help solve this problem?
An eerily mature galaxy from the first 2 billion years
Something unexpected is peering out through the void
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2020: Andrea Ghez
This week we’re celebrating this year’s astronomical awardees for the Nobel Prize in Physics. First up, Prof. Andrea Ghez and the mysteries of the Galactic Center!
UR #29: Measuring the White Dwarf Mass-Radius Relation using Thousands of Stars
Today’s undergraduate research post features a student who measures the white dwarf mass-radius relation using thousands of stars and a neat effect predicted by general relativity