Nuclear star clusters
We review the current knowledge about nuclear star clusters (NSCs), the spectacularly
dense and massive assemblies of stars found at the centers of most galaxies. Recent …
dense and massive assemblies of stars found at the centers of most galaxies. Recent …
[HTML][HTML] From galactic bars to the hubble tension: Weighing up the astrophysical evidence for milgromian gravity
Astronomical observations reveal a major deficiency in our understanding of physics—the
detectable mass is insufficient to explain the observed motions in a huge variety of systems …
detectable mass is insufficient to explain the observed motions in a huge variety of systems …
PHANGS–ALMA: Arcsecond CO (2–1) Imaging of Nearby Star-forming Galaxies
AK Leroy, E Schinnerer, A Hughes… - The Astrophysical …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
We present PHANGS–ALMA, the first survey to map CO J= 2→ 1 line emission at∼ 1''∼ 100
pc spatial resolution from a representative sample of 90 nearby (d≲ 20 Mpc) galaxies that lie …
pc spatial resolution from a representative sample of 90 nearby (d≲ 20 Mpc) galaxies that lie …
A test of the cosmological principle with quasars
NJ Secrest, S von Hausegger, M Rameez… - The Astrophysical …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
We study the large-scale anisotropy of the universe by measuring the dipole in the angular
distribution of a flux-limited, all-sky sample of 1.36 million quasars observed by the Wide …
distribution of a flux-limited, all-sky sample of 1.36 million quasars observed by the Wide …
Cosmicflows-2: the data
RB Tully, HM Courtois, AE Dolphin… - The Astronomical …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
Cosmicflows-2 is a compilation of distances and peculiar velocities for over 8000 galaxies.
Numerically the largest contributions come from the luminosity–line width correlation for …
Numerically the largest contributions come from the luminosity–line width correlation for …
Modified Newtonian dynamics (MOND): observational phenomenology and relativistic extensions
B Famaey, SS McGaugh - Living reviews in relativity, 2012 - Springer
A wealth of astronomical data indicate the presence of mass discrepancies in the Universe.
The motions observed in a variety of classes of extragalactic systems exceed what can be …
The motions observed in a variety of classes of extragalactic systems exceed what can be …
Coevolution (or not) of supermassive black holes and host galaxies
J Kormendy, LC Ho - Annual Review of Astronomy and …, 2013 - annualreviews.org
Supermassive black holes (BHs) have been found in 85 galaxies by dynamical modeling of
spatially resolved kinematics. The Hubble Space Telescope revolutionized BH research by …
spatially resolved kinematics. The Hubble Space Telescope revolutionized BH research by …
The two micron all sky survey (2MASS)
MF Skrutskie, RM Cutri, R Stiening… - The Astronomical …, 2006 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Between 1997 June and 2001 February the Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)
collected 25.4 Tbytes of raw imaging data covering 99.998% of the celestial sphere in the …
collected 25.4 Tbytes of raw imaging data covering 99.998% of the celestial sphere in the …
The 2MASS Redshift Survey—description and data release
JP Huchra, LM Macri, KL Masters… - The Astrophysical …, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
We present the results of the 2MASS Redshift Survey (2MRS), a ten-year project to map the
full three-dimensional distribution of galaxies in the nearby universe. The Two Micron All Sky …
full three-dimensional distribution of galaxies in the nearby universe. The Two Micron All Sky …
The Spitzer–WISE Survey of the Ecliptic Poles
TH Jarrett, M Cohen, F Masci, E Wright… - The Astrophysical …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
We have carried out a survey of the north and south ecliptic poles, EP-N and EP-S,
respectively, with the Spitzer Space Telescope and the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer …
respectively, with the Spitzer Space Telescope and the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer …