Galactic Fidget Spinner: Unraveling the Milky Way’s Spiral Structure
Ever wondered how astronomers study the structure of our own Galaxy from within? Read on to find out how the Gaia mission helps us in this regard!
Spotting Spots on Other Stars
What does the surface of a star look like? Today’s authors observe ζ And using long-baseline interferometry to find out!
Glimpsing Dark Objects with Gaia
Today’s authors work out a full orbital solution for a binary microlensing system, indicating the method’s potential to probe the mass distribution of dark objects.
UR: Searching for Laser Signals in Optical Stellar Spectra
Using new observations from the UVCANDELS survey, a possible link between recent star formation, merger frequency, and the size-mass evolution of massive, quiescent galaxies is investigated.
Discovering a new class of supermassive oscillating star with TESS
Today’s authors have possibly found a new type of variable star in a class of massive supergiant stars.
Brown Dwarf Weather Forecast: Cloudy or Clear Skies?
How can we learn about the atmospheres of faint, low metallicity brown dwarfs? Why, with a model, of course!