Optimizing the search for pale blue dots
How can we find other pale blue dots? Today’s paper studies what could be the most time-effective way to search for Earth-like exoplanets, just by looking at their colors.
Bright, Bright Things Far, Far Away
Preliminary results from a new survey looking for ultra-bright galaxies in the early universe.
Supernovae Cribs
Today’s paper explores the galactic homes of superluminous supernovae — some of the brightest explosions in our universe.
My cousin is out finding exoplanets, and what do I get? Stellar activity
In 2014, astronomers found evidence for the existence of two super-Earths orbiting the 10 billion years-old Kapteyn’s star. However, today’s paper is casting doubt on the detection of at least one of these planets, and stellar activity is to blame.
Observational Evidence for the First Generation of Stars
Have we found evidence for the first generation of stars? This paper details observations made of CR7, one of the brightest observed high redshift galaxies
The ‘Ultimate’ X-ray Sky Survey: Finding Active Galaxies in Superclusters
The XXL Survey is here as the rightful successor to the XMM-Newton survey that gave us a unique and extravagant look into the high-energy universe. Here, we look at some of the observations that the XXL has to offer!