What Goes Bump in the Night: Superluminous Supernovae Show Bumps and Wiggles at Late Times
More radiant than typical supernovae- superluminous supernovae- have a mysterious source of power. Some show odd bumps and wiggles late in their evolution.
Let’s Dust off the Hubble Constant
Could the Hubble Tension finally be solved with a little spring cleaning? It’s more likely than you think.
It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s… a Cow?
An unusually bright supernova, nicknamed the Cow, was the first of its kind when discovered in 2018. Learn more about this mysterious flash in today’s Bite!
Transient Butterflies: Fast Blue Optical Transients can be powered by Jet-Shocked Cocoons
FBOTs or butterflies? Today’s paper presents a new model to describe the emission from fast blue optical transients.
Astrobites at AAS 239 Virtual Events: Day 1
We report on Day 1 of the virtual events based around the cancelled winter AAS meeting.
A New Recipe for Neutron Star Magnetic Fields
How do neutron stars acquire such strong magnetic fields? Why do these fields differ between pulsars and magnetars? Today’s paper suggests that *convective dynamos* may be at play.