Written in the Stars: the Moment our Galaxy Began Boiling
Today’s authors use stellar chemistry and kinematics to identify the moment our Milky Way cooked up its disk.
The water is strong with this one: the emission features of Kelt-20b
So you have a planet with a cold atmosphere orbiting a really hot star? Find out in today’s bite why this gives you the water and CO emission features you are looking for!
Red Giants and Neutron Stars and Gravitational Waves, Oh My!
Do you like red (super)giants, neutron stars, supernovae, and/or gravitational waves? Then this bite is for you!
UR: A Spectroscopic Study on Hα Variability
In the latest of our #UndergradResearch series, Stan DeLaurentiis asks how reliable our Hα measurements of low-mass stars really are? And are they really solely influenced by a star’s magnetic activity?
A Metal-Poor Intergalactic Gas Cloud in the Early Universe
Today’s guest post looks a gas cloud situated between galaxies that seems to lack the presence of metals!
The Ghosts of Planets Past: Determining the Composition of Planetary Remnants
How can studying white dwarfs help us understand the composition of planets? Find out in today’s guest post!