by Steph Greis | Jan 22, 2016 | Daily Paper Summaries
Our current understanding of the Universe suggests that its largest structures, such as clusters and groups of galaxies, would have formed only within the second half of the Universe’s current age. However, today’s paper explores the proposed observational evidence that such structures may actually have began forming a lot earlier than we expected. This poses intriguing questions about the way we model the cosmos, how we interpret our observations, and whether we might need to rethink cosmology.
by Leonardo dos Santos | Dec 29, 2015 | Daily Paper Summaries
In 2014, astronomers found evidence for the existence of two super-Earths orbiting the 10 billion years-old Kapteyn’s star. However, today’s paper is casting doubt on the detection of at least one of these planets, and stellar activity is to blame.
by Christopher Lovell | Dec 25, 2015 | Daily Paper Summaries
Have we found evidence for the first generation of stars? This paper details observations made of CR7, one of the brightest observed high redshift galaxies
by Tim Lichtenberg | Nov 30, 2015 | Daily Paper Summaries
Can life on exo-worlds build its own habitable environment in extremely unfavourable conditions?
by Gudmundur Stefansson | Oct 1, 2015 | Daily Paper Summaries
How do you observe an Earth transit, from Earth? You use some of the Solar System’s largest mirrors. The authors did. They found an anomaly.
by Meredith Rawls | Sep 29, 2015 | Daily Paper Summaries
The three-year APOGEE survey was designed to target red giant stars in the Milky Way using near-infrared light, and today’s paper marks the final data release: half a million spectra of 146,000 stars. This treasure trove of data will be put to good use for years to come.
