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It’s not you, it’s me. I just need several parsec of space.

It’s not you, it’s me. I just need several parsec of space.

by Ryan White | Dec 9, 2025 | Daily Paper Summaries

What does a stellar breakup look like? So dramatic that the stars can’t wait to get away from each other! Today’s authors use physics to search for the one who got away.

The snack that fights back

The snack that fights back

by Alexandra Masegian | Nov 29, 2025 | Daily Paper Summaries, PRJ

Today’s bite explores how munching on tiny black holes can lead stars to an early demise.

Spinning into the merging binary black hole family tree

Spinning into the merging binary black hole family tree

by Neev Shah | Nov 21, 2025 | Daily Paper Summaries

Do black holes have a family tree? Read more in today’s bite!

Stellar Feedback Regulating Massive Black Hole Growth

Stellar Feedback Regulating Massive Black Hole Growth

by Brandon Pries | Nov 5, 2025 | Daily Paper Summaries

How is the growth of massive black holes regulated by starlight and stellar explosions? Learn more in today’s bite!

Sorry I missed your birthday by one million years: Accounting for the pre-main sequence delay

Sorry I missed your birthday by one million years: Accounting for the pre-main sequence delay

by Nathalie Korhonen Cuestas | Oct 31, 2025 | Daily Paper Summaries

Keeping track of millions of stars is tricky. Today’s authors take on the challenge of accounting for each one’s time of birth.

Judging a red supergiant book by its cover

Judging a red supergiant book by its cover

by Ryan White | Oct 21, 2025 | Daily Paper Summaries

What does the surface of a red supergiant star look like? It’s no polarising statement to say that it has more in common with a pot of bubbling soup than you might think!

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