How many astrophysicists does it take to catch a RATT?
Astronomers will literally see a very young star running away from its peers and call it a RATT.
Astronomers will literally see a very young star running away from its peers and call it a RATT.
Learn all about beautiful planetary nebulae with Joel Kastner at his plenary talk at #AAS242 this afternoon! We interviewed Kastner about his journey into astronomy here:
It is theorized that the radioactive decay of Aluminum-26 could provide enough heat to dehydrate terrestrial planetesimals as they form, leading to rockier exoplanets. But is this effect significant enough to alter how common we believe rocky exoplanets are in the Galaxy? Find out by reading today’s bite!
Making a star cluster from scratch is no easy task. Today’s paper addresses the big question: what does it take to get the recipe right?
Where does the dust in the universe come from? Today’s bite explains that luminous blue variables, a rare type of evolved massive star, may be the second most important producer of dust in galaxies.
Forbidden emission lines can trace photoevaporative winds in protoplanetary disks. What will those lines reveal? Find out in today’s guest post!