Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr Andrew Vanderburg
Today we interview Dr. Andrew Vanderburg, who is a professor at Harvard University and one of this year’s #AAS247 Plenary speakers!
Smooth like cosmic butter: How AGN destroy molecular gas clumps in galactic nuclei
Today’s bite zooms in on nearby galaxies to understand how they impact future stellar nurseries and (maybe) suppress star formation.
It’s not you, it’s me. I just need several parsec of space.
What does a stellar breakup look like? So dramatic that the stars can’t wait to get away from each other! Today’s authors use physics to search for the one who got away.
Fast metal factories at z ~ 5, lessons from ALPINE-CRISTAL-JWST
JWST reveals galaxies that built up heavy elements at record speed, reaching near-modern metallicities only a billion years after the Big Bang.
A Triple Black Hole System Caught in the Act of Self-Quenching
Three active black holes, tangled jets, and fading light. This galaxy merger is a cosmic drama in action.
Throwing Shade: How Clumps of Dark Matter Can Dim Starlight
Today’s paper shows us how to repurpose microlensing surveys to study clumps of dark matter drifting through space.