A white dwarf kicked out of a supernova
A hypervelocity white dwarf might be left over from a Type Ia supernova. Today’s paper studies the white dwarf in detail.
One Magnified Starburst Galaxy
Astronomers study a gravitationally lensed emission line galaxy, with implications for the characteristics of early galaxy populations.
Deep Spectra with PEPSI
The new high-resolution, hydra-headed PEPSI spectrograph is now in operation. One of the first targets it investigated is an ancient, planet-hosting star.
Accidentally Finding a Solar Twin
After accidentally observing the wrong star this paper’s authors discovered a previously-unknown solar twin, a type of star which can help shed light on a number of questions in astronomy.
Energy transport in white dwarfs: what about magnetic fields?
Magnetic fields always make things more compiclated. In today’s paper, the authors studied their effect on the atmosphere of white dwarf stars.
Image credits: ESO/L. Calçada
Looking beyond the James Webb Space Telescope
With the imminent launch of the James Webb Space Telescope next year, many scientists are asking what is next? Today’s bite, which focuses on a recent workshop on global coordination: future space-based Ultraviolet-Optical-Infrared Telescopes, hopefully represents the first steps towards the next big space telescope.