Astrobites at AAS 237: Day 2
We report on Day 2 of the virtual winter AAS meeting.
Pinning Down the Distance to the Farthest Galaxy Ever Observed
Take a journey into the furthest reaches of our cosmos and learn about the most distant galaxy we have ever observed.
Red Dead Evolution
Most galaxies take significant fractions of the age of the universe to noticeably change. Others transform themselves in the first two billion years of the universe. How does this happen?
An Uncertain Future for the Night Skies
The night sky is now destined to change due to plans which involve placing thousands of satellites into low Earth orbits. Is there a cause for concern?
Spot the Difference! Disentangling High-z Galaxies
The early universe is a period of intense star formation across nearly all galaxies. Is it possible tell these galaxies apart from each other, when the universe was less than a few billion years old?
The Times They Are A-Changin’ (But the Stellar Mass Function of Massive Galaxies is Not!)
Massive galaxies arise by the time the universe is less than half its current age. Wait four billion more years, and by how much do these galaxies grow? The answer may surprise you.