Echoes of atmospheric escape have been observed in exoplanetary
demographics (i.e. the radius valley and lower boundary of the
Neptune desert) over the past decade. Simultaneously, we have begun
to detect active atmospheric outflows in a few of the...
Tidal disruption events (TDEs) occur when a star is tidally
shredded by a supermassive black hole (SMBH). They are a key probe
of SMBH demographics and accretion physics. Optical surveys have
been key for identifying TDEs, but searches have, until...
The life cycles of star clusters are an integral part of the
formation of galaxies and their black hole populations. In
these dense stellar environments, stars and black holes participate
in complicated dynamical interactions that can create many...
Precision measurements of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB)
are a unique probe of the fundamental physics that governs the
evolution of the universe. In particular, measurements of the
polarization signature in the CMB constrain the energy scale...
The detailed 3D distributions of dust density and extinction in
the Milky Way have long been sought after. However, such 3D
reconstruction from sparse data is non-trivial, but is essential to
understanding the properties of star-formation, large...
Radio lobes from active galactic nuclei (AGN) are a source of
fossil cosmic-ray (CR) electrons within the intracluster medium
(ICM), which may be re-accelerated and emit in the radio band. The
re-acceleration of this fossil material is often linked...
Stellar and substellar companions are thought to play a crucial
role in shaping the formation and migration of the inner planets.
However, the 3D orbital architecture of these systems, including
the mutual inclination between inner planets and outer...
