Red Giants Have it All: Dark Matter Constraints from Stellar Evolution
How can astronomers use existing understandings of stellar evolution to better study dark matter?
Hiding in plain sight: Betelgeuse’s binary buddy
Could one of the most well-studied stars in the sky have a hidden binary companion? Today’s authors think so!
Rapid Microlensing Classification: A Lonely SOBH Story
Today’s paper explores how we can use simulations of stellar populations to rapidly estimate the identity of the lensing object in a microlensing event.
Supernovae in the Super-Early Universe
Today’s bite explores the star formation history of galaxies in the early universe using chemical signals of stellar deaths.
Caught in a Sand Trap
Today’s authors help solve the mystery of how water ice can stick around in astrophysical environments at much hotter temperatures than it should!
What Causes Extended Main Sequence Turnoff and Red Clumping in Stellar Evolution?
In today’s post, guest author Zachary Pleska breaks down a recent study on the globular cluster NGC 419 and why some of its stars don’t evolve as expected!