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Globular Cluster Counts around 700 Nearby Galaxies
DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ad932d Bibcode: 2025ApJ...978...33L

Cooper, Andrew P.; Le, Minh Ngoc

Empirically, the total number (or total mass) of globular clusters (GCs) bound in a single galactic system correlates with the virial mass of the system. The form of this relation and its intrinsic scatter are potentially valuable constraints on theories of GC formation and galaxy evolution. In this work, we use the DESI Legacy Imaging Survey (DES…

2025 The Astrophysical Journal
Gaia 2
On the Nature of the Dark Cavity of Solar Coronal Mass Ejections
DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ad98e9 Bibcode: 2025ApJ...978...40S

Chen, Yao; Xia, Lidong; Li, Leping +2 more

Earlier studies have shown that less than one-third of coronal mass ejections (CMEs) possess the archetypical three-part (bright core, dark cavity, and bright front) structure in the outer corona (e.g., 2–6 R). In the traditional opinion, the core, cavity, and front correspond to the erupted filament, magnetic flux rope (MFR), and plas…

2025 The Astrophysical Journal
SOHO 2
SKYCURTAINS: model-agnostic search for stellar streams with Gaia data
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stae2570 Bibcode: 2025MNRAS.536.1104S

Shih, David; Sengupta, Debajyoti; Mulligan, Stephen +2 more

We present SKYCURTAINS, a data-driven and model-agnostic method to search for stellar streams in the Milky Way galaxy using data from the Gaia telescope.SKYCURTAINS is a weakly supervised machine learning algorithm that builds a background enriched template in the signal region by leveraging the correlation of the source's characterizing features …

2025 Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Gaia 2
CARMENES input catalogue of M dwarfs: IX. Multiplicity from close spectroscopic binaries to ultra-wide systems
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202452527 Bibcode: 2025A&A...693A.228C

Amado, P. J.; Caballero, J. A.; Reiners, A. +12 more

Context. Multiplicity studies greatly benefit from focusing on M dwarfs because they are often paired in a variety of configurations with both stellar and substellar objects, including exoplanets. Aims. We aim to address the observed multiplicity of M dwarfs by conducting a systematic analysis using the latest available astropho-tometric data. Met…

2025 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Gaia 2
JWST Imaging of Edge-on Protoplanetary Disks. IV. Mid-infrared Dust Scattering in the HH 30 Disk
DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ad9c6f Bibcode: 2025ApJ...980...49T

Duchêne, Gaspard; Wolff, Schuyler G.; Perrin, Marshall D. +10 more

We present near- and mid-infrared (IR) broadband imaging observations of the edge-on protoplanetary disk around HH 30 with the James Webb Space Telescope/Near Infrared Camera and the Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI). We combine these observations with archival optical/near-IR scattered light images obtained with the Hubble Space Telescope and a mill…

2025 The Astrophysical Journal
Gaia 2
Photometric Determination of Unresolved Main-sequence Binaries in the Pleiades: Binary Fraction and Mass-ratio Distribution
DOI: 10.3847/1538-3881/ada380 Bibcode: 2025AJ....169..116L

Li, Lu; Shao, Zhengyi; Liu, Rongrong

Accurate determination of binary fractions (fb) and mass ratio (q) distributions is crucial for understanding the dynamical evolution of open clusters. We present an improved multiband fitting technique to enhance the analysis of binary properties. This approach enables an accurate photometric determination of fb and q distri…

2025 The Astronomical Journal
Gaia 2
Give to Ursa Minor what is Ursa Minor's: An updated census of the RR Lyrae population in the Ursa Minor dwarf galaxy based on Gaia DR3
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202452619 Bibcode: 2025A&A...695A..88G

Clementini, G.; Garofalo, A.; Muraveva, T. +2 more

Aims. We used RR Lyrae stars identified by the Gaia third data release (DR3) to explore the outskirts of the Ursa Minor (UMi) dwarf spheroidal galaxy (dSph) and update the census of its variable star population. Methods. We adopted different tools based on the Gaia DR3 astrometric and photometric data (proper motions, Period–Wesenheit–Metallicity …

2025 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Gaia 2
Unfolding X-Ray Spectral Data: Conditions and Applications
DOI: 10.3847/1538-3881/ad86b8 Bibcode: 2025AJ....169....2G

Huenemoerder, David P.; Gunderson, Sean J.

We present conditions for which X-ray spectra can be "unfolded" to present an accurate representation of the true source spectra. The method we use to unfold the data is implemented in the Interactive Spectral Interpretation Software and distinguishes itself as being model-independent. We find that this method of unfolding makes accurate represent…

2025 The Astronomical Journal
XMM-Newton 2
WALLABY Pilot Survey: Star Formation Enhancement and Suppression in Gas-rich Galaxy Pairs
DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ad9579 Bibcode: 2025ApJ...980..157H

Wang, Jing; Koribalski, B. S.; Westmeier, T. +16 more

Galaxy interactions can significantly affect the star formation in galaxies, but it remains a challenge to achieve a consensus on the star formation rate (SFR) enhancement in galaxy pairs. Here, we investigate the SFR enhancement of gas-rich galaxy pairs detected by the Widefield ASKAP L-band Legacy All-sky Blind surveY. We construct a sample of 2…

2025 The Astrophysical Journal
Gaia 2
SIP-IFVM: Efficient time-accurate magnetohydrodynamic model of the corona and coronal mass ejections
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202450771 Bibcode: 2025A&A...693A.257W

Poedts, S.; Guo, Y.; Guo, J. H. +7 more

Context. Coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are one of the main drivers of space weather. However, robust and efficient numerical modelling applications of the initial stages of CME propagation and evolution process in the sub-Alfvénic corona are still lacking. Aims. Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) solar coronal models are critical in the Sun-to-Earth model …

2025 Astronomy and Astrophysics
SOHO 2