In this episode, Michelle and Payel squash in more papers than ever, as Michelle delves into a flurry of papers about new newly discovered interstellar comet: 3I/ATLAS. They also discuss what sets the metallicities of the faintest galaxies, how nitrogen enrichment relates to gas density, the molten properties of a new ultra-short period planets, and how to find ‘dak’ galaxies! Check out the episode below, on Spotify, Apple Music or wherever you get your podcasts!Episode 16 – interstellar visitors, molten planets and faint, dark galaxies

Find the papers we discuss in this episode below!

What Sets the Metallicity of Ultra-Faint Dwarfs? – Vance Wheeler et al

CLASSY XIV: Nitrogen Enrichment Shaped by Gas Density and Feedback – Karla C. Arellano-Cordova et al.

Where are all the dark galaxies? Predicting galaxy/halo locations from their bright neighbors – Alice Chen & Niayesh Afshordi

An Earth-Sized Planet in a 5.4h Orbit Around a Nearby K dwarf – Kaya Han Tas et al.

From a Different Star: 3I/ATLAS in the context of the Ōtautahi-Oxford interstellar object population model – Matthew J. Hopkins et al.

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS: discovery and physical description – Bryce T. Bolin et al.

Initial VLT/MUSE spectroscopy of the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS – Cyielle Opitom et al.

Discovery and Preliminary Characterization of a Third Interstellar Object: 3I/ATLAS – Darryl Seligman et al.