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Four Spiral Arms Walk into a Bar…

Four Spiral Arms Walk into a Bar…

by H Perry Hatchfield | Apr 7, 2021 | Daily Paper Summaries

Mapping the structure of dense gas in the Milky Way is a huge undertaking… which is why we have huge surveys!

Have We Found the Closest Extragalactic Fast Radio Burst?

Have We Found the Closest Extragalactic Fast Radio Burst?

by Graham Doskoch | Mar 11, 2021 | Daily Paper Summaries

A newly-discovered fast radio burst lies in the direction of the galaxy M81. Where does it call home?

Truth or Flare: Delayed Radio Emission Raises Questions About Tidal Disruption Events

Truth or Flare: Delayed Radio Emission Raises Questions About Tidal Disruption Events

by Wynn Jacobson-Galan | Mar 2, 2021 | Daily Paper Summaries

Beware the flare!

FRB 20180916B Bursts Back Onto the Scene at the Lowest Frequencies to Date

FRB 20180916B Bursts Back Onto the Scene at the Lowest Frequencies to Date

by Brent Shapiro-Albert | Jan 20, 2021 | Daily Paper Summaries

A repeating, periodic FRB as been detected for the first time at frequencies almost low enough to tune into on an FM radio.

Arecibo Telescope: An Astronomical Loss for Science and the People of Puerto Rico

Arecibo Telescope: An Astronomical Loss for Science and the People of Puerto Rico

by Astrobites | Dec 18, 2020 | Current Events

Contributions the Arecibo Telescope has made to science and what it has meant to people.

Don’t change the station! Substellar objects are up next!

Don’t change the station! Substellar objects are up next!

by Ali Crisp | Oct 21, 2020 | Daily Paper Summaries

Today’s authors make the first direct observation of a brown dwarf, a substellar object that can be considered a failed star.

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