10 papers
Probing the origin of the kilonova candidate GRB 230307A: analysis of host galaxy and offset
Clecio R. Bom, Davi C. Rodrigues, Arianna Cortesi +12
We investigate the host galaxy of the long gamma-ray burst GRB 230307A, which is associated with a kilonova candidate likely produced by a binary neutron-star (BNS) merger. The tra…
BE Lyncis is not a Black Hole Binary: Lessons From Gaia and Hipparcos Astrometry
Pranav Nagarajan, Kareem El-Badry, Thomas J. Maccarone +3
BE Lyncis (BE Lyn) is a well-studied high-amplitude Scuti variable star (HADS). Recently, Niu et al. (2026) analyzed a 39-year baseline of times of maximum light of BE Lyn, re…
Unsupervised learning for variability detection with Gaia DR3 photometry. The main sequence-white dwarf valley
P. Ranaivomanana, C. Johnston, G. Iorio +4
The unprecedented volume and quality of data from space- and ground-based telescopes present an opportunity for machine learning to identify new classes of variable stars and pecul…
Revealing the ages of metal-rich RR Lyrae via kinematic label transfer
HanYuan Zhang, Giuliano Iorio, Vasily Belokurov +3
RR Lyrae stars have long been considered reliable tracers of old, metal-poor populations, primarily due to their prevalence in globular clusters and the Galactic halo. However, the…
Rare Find: Discovery and chemo-dynamical properties of two s-process enhanced RR Lyrae stars
Valentina D'Orazi, Giuliano Iorio, Borbála Cseh +15
We report the serendipitous discovery of two RR Lyrae stars exhibiting significant s-process element enrichment, a rare class previously represented solely by TY Gruis. Our goal is…
The formation of Gaia BH3
Daniel MarÃn Pina, Mark Gieles, Sara Rastello +1
The Gaia collaboration announced the discovery of a massive black hole (BH) with a low-mass giant star companion, Gaia BH3, located in the ED-2 stellar stream. The properties of Ga…