Pluto gets revenge: A solar system of minor planets
This bite summarizes results from a recent study that explores the possibilities of the formation of planetary systems composed solely of minor planets.
Black Hole, Why Don’t You Come Over? White Dwarf Supernova!
The origin of dim supernovae known as Ca-rich transients is still not well-understood. Could it be that these rare events are set off by an encounter between a white dwarf and a primordial black hole?
A Predicted Alignment of the Stars
Today’s paper leverages a predicted astrometric microlensing event to study an isolated white dwarf and test stellar evolution theories.
UR: Over-massive Brown Dwarfs – A New Type of Stellar Object
In the latest of our #UndergradResearch series, discover Dorsa Majidi’s research on what it takes to create a new type of evolved stellar object!
What happens to planets when their host star dies?
What happens to planets when their host star dies? Today’s authors explore how HR 8799 could become a metal-polluted white dwarf in an unusual planetary system.
UR: I Spy Transits and Pulsations – Empirical Variability in White Dwarfs Using Gaia and the Zwicky Transient Facility
Today’s #UndergradResearch post by Joseph Guidry is all about searching for variable white dwarf stars!