Get back in line! A disc that won’t stay aligned with its planet
Planets should form aligned with their host protoplanetary discs. So why does this star have a planet and disc that aren’t at all in line?
The Dark Side of Exoplanets
Today’s bite explores planets made of dark matter and how we might find them.
Clearing up our FOGGIE Understanding of how UVB Models Affect Circumgalactic Medium Absorbers
Today’s paper explores how ionization from different UVB models affects mock observations from simulations of the Circumgalactic Medium.
Bumpy road ahead: can binary interactions make supernovae periodically brighter?
Some supernovae have bumpy light curves – could a baby neutron star repeatedly diving into the envelope of its inflated companion be the cause? Today’s authors simulate this to find out!
Galactic Smashes and Stellar Crashes: Forming Dense Star Clusters
You know the saying: “when gas-rich galaxies collide, young massive star clusters will soon reside” … well maybe you’ll know the saying after reading this astrobite!
Looking for a single stellar ancestor: Mono-enriched stars in zoom-in simulations
Today’s bite explores if we’ll be able to find a star that has formed from the gas enriched by only one stellar predecessor, an interesting way to probe what’s actually happening in stellar nucleosynthesis.