UR: Effects of AGN activity on neutral gas outflows
In the latest of our #UndergradResearch series, Matt Taylor explores the impact of AGN-driven neutral gas outflows.
Could Stripped Stars be False Positives in the Search for the Missing Black Holes?
The authors of today’s article argue that stripped B-type stars could be a source of false positives in the search for quiet, stellar-mass black holes in the Milky Way
The Haunting of Boötes’ Backyard
In today’s bite, find out what’s haunting the constellation Boötes and how it can revolutionize our understanding of the smallest galaxies!
The bared minimum: Revealing a new phase of stellar activity in HD 166620
Four centuries ago, the Sun entered a long phase of low activity. Newly-presented data suggests that the star HD 166620 is now doing the same thing!
Rapidly Rotating But Not So Variable: A Brown Dwarf As Seen From Earth
Brown Dwarfs can have swirling cloudy atmospheres just like their planetary cousins, but, as observed from the ground, the subject of today’s bite isn’t quite so variable after all.
Pride Month: An Interview with Dr. Kaitlin Rasmussen
Happy Pride Month! Today we talk with Dr. Kaitlin Rasmussen, a cutting-edge astronomer pushing the boundaries of both science *and* gender.