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(Mis)alignment Between Exoplanets and Binary Stars

(Mis)alignment Between Exoplanets and Binary Stars

by Konstantin Gerbig | Apr 14, 2022 | Daily Paper Summaries

Binary star systems host exoplanets too! But are planetary orbits aligned or misaligned relative to the stellar companion?

Written in the Stars: the Moment our Galaxy Began Boiling

Written in the Stars: the Moment our Galaxy Began Boiling

by Catherine Manea | Apr 13, 2022 | Daily Paper Summaries

Today’s authors use stellar chemistry and kinematics to identify the moment our Milky Way cooked up its disk.

[Galaxies sprinting] through the valley

[Galaxies sprinting] through the valley

by Liza Sazonova | Mar 23, 2022 | Daily Paper Summaries

Do galaxies walk, crawl, or run through the green valley? Turns out, depends on the galaxy – but only the fast ones quench!

When good galaxies go bad: a new mechanism for galaxy death

When good galaxies go bad: a new mechanism for galaxy death

by Guest | Mar 5, 2022 | Daily Paper Summaries

Why are so many modern galaxies not actively forming stars? Today’s guest post by Katherine Lee explores one mechanism that may quench star formation in Milky Way-like galaxies.

#BlackInAstro Experiences: Dr. Gibor Basri

#BlackInAstro Experiences: Dr. Gibor Basri

by Sahil Hegde | Feb 27, 2022 | Career Navigation, Interviews, Personal Experiences

As part of our #BlackInAstro series for Black History Month, we interview Dr. Gibor Basri, a pioneer in stellar astronomy (one of the discoverers of brown dwarfs) and the founding Vice Chancellor for Equity and Inclusion at UC Berkeley!

Choose your own adventure: 3 ways to kill a massive disk galaxy

Choose your own adventure: 3 ways to kill a massive disk galaxy

by Liza Sazonova | Feb 10, 2022 | Daily Paper Summaries

What kills the most massive disk galaxies in the Universe? Their own bulge, a sneaky bar, or a giant black hole? Let’s find out!

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