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Type II Supernovae are H0t on the Trail

Type II Supernovae are H0t on the Trail

by Abby Lee | Apr 16, 2022 | Daily Paper Summaries

Type Ia supernovae’s dimmer cousin, type II supernovae, take a shot at measuring the Hubble constant.

A tale of three Rs – Radio, R-process and collapsaRs!

A tale of three Rs – Radio, R-process and collapsaRs!

by Viraj Karambelkar | Feb 23, 2022 | Daily Paper Summaries

Today’s paper uses radio observations to look for gold in special supernovae!

What Goes Bump in the Night: Superluminous Supernovae Show Bumps and Wiggles at Late Times

What Goes Bump in the Night: Superluminous Supernovae Show Bumps and Wiggles at Late Times

by Lindsay DeMarchi | Feb 5, 2022 | Daily Paper Summaries

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

Let’s Dust off the Hubble Constant

by Kayla Kornoelje | Feb 1, 2022 | Daily Paper Summaries

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?

It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s… a Cow?

by Evan Lewis | Jan 27, 2022 | Daily Paper Summaries

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

Transient Butterflies: Fast Blue Optical Transients can be powered by Jet-Shocked Cocoons

by Jason Hinkle | Jan 23, 2022 | Daily Paper Summaries

FBOTs or butterflies? Today’s paper presents a new model to describe the emission from fast blue optical transients.

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