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.
Running on empty: satellite galaxies lose their fuel easily
Today’s bite explores how a satellite galaxy can lose its fuel through ram pressure stripping when it falls into the orbit of a galaxy like the Milky Way.
From Globs to Gravitational Waves: A Simulated Cosmic Choreography
Astronomy is all about the complex interactions between celestial objects. Today’s authors explore how we might be able to observe signals from intermediate mass black holes and objects from the globular clusters in which they might reside.