Bananas, blueberries, planet eating stars and the fate of the Milky Way

A colourful starxiv logo sits on a background of stars.

In this episode, Michelle and Payel delve into the story of UV bright galaxies at high redshifts, hints of population III stars, black hole binaries, planet eating stars, pulsars in Omega Centauri and whether or not the Milky Way and Andromeda will merge. Tune in below, on Spotify, Apple or wherever you get your podcasts.

And check out the papers below

On the Astrophysical Origin of Binary Black Hole Subpopulations: A Tale of Three Channels? Anarya Ray et al.

The Fate of the Milky Way–Andromeda System: To Merge or Not? – Hao Wu et al.

A joint MeerKAT and Parkes view of Omega Centauri: New TRAPUM Searches and Pulsar Timing – Miquel Colom i Bernadich et al.

Eating planets makes you younger: The magnetic dynamo rejuvenation of GJ 504 by planetary engulfment – S. Bellotti et al.

A hot, nebular-dominated galaxy interacting with a pristine PopIII system uncovered by JWST – Henriette Reumert et al.

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