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Unveiling the interstellar medium of coming-of-age galaxies …to learn more about the origins of dusty galaxies at early cosmic times.

From Shalini Kurinchi-Vendhan @shalinikv.bsky.social : Unveiling the interstellar medium of coming-of-age galaxies …to learn more about the origins of dusty galaxies at early cosmic times. ⚛️ 🔭 ☄️ 🧪
astrobites.org/2026/02/04/u...

Observing the End of Star Formation in Galaxies These galaxies are on the brink of entering their “quiet” phase.

From Shalini Kurinchi-Vendhan @shalinikv.bsky.social : These galaxies are on the brink of entering their “quiet” phase. ⚛️🔭☄🧪
astrobites.org/2025/12/04/o...

Can black holes light up the high redshift Universe? …and as a follow up, could they be a candidate for dark matter?

From Shalini Kurinchi-Vendhan @shalinikv.bsky.social : Can black holes light up the high redshift Universe? …and as a follow up, could they be a candidate for dark matter? 🔭✨☄️
astrobites.org/2025/10/25/c...

Written in the Gas: Jet Feedback in a Voorwerp Galaxy Astrobites reports on the origins of the unusual green structure surrounding the active galaxy NGC 5972.

Shalini Kurinchi-Vendhan reports for @astrobites.bsky.social on the origins of the unusual green structure surrounding the active galaxy NGC 5972. aasnova.org/2025/07/18/w... 🔭

A Supermassive Black Hole in the Early Universe What can it tell us about how black holes might have first formed?

From Shalini Kurinchi-Vendhan @shalinikv.bsky.social : A Supermassive Black Hole in the Early Universe... What can it tell us about how black holes might have first formed? 🔭✨☄️
astrobites.org/2025/06/11/a...

Jellyfish galaxies with the IllustrisTNG simulations -- Supermassive black hole activity in dense environments with ram-pressure stripped satellites Jellyfish galaxies are extreme examples of how galaxies can transform due to dense environmental effects. These satellite galaxies suffer from ram-pressure stripping, leading to the formation of their...

I have a new paper on arXiv today!

🌠 As galaxies move through space, they can lose stars and gas to their environment, forming spectacular tails—but that’s not the whole story. Deep inside, supermassive black holes are at work too, shaping their evolution.

📄 arxiv.org/abs/2506.05474

Written in the Gas: Jet Feedback in a Voorwerp Galaxy Read more about the origins of the remarkable structure of NGC 5972.

From Shalini Kurinchi-Vendhan @shalinikv.bsky.social : Read more about the origins of the remarkable structure of NGC 5972. 🔭✨☄️
astrobites.org/2025/04/26/written-in-the-gas-jet-feedback-in-a-voorwerp-galaxy/

A Story of Starlight and Spirals in the Milky Way New simulations of Milky Way-like galaxies, named after a Greek goddess.

From Shalini Kurinchi-Vendhan @social.shalinikv.com: New simulations of Milky Way-like galaxies, named after a Greek goddess. ☄️✨🔭
astrobites.org/2025/03/11/a...

My first article on Astrobites! 🎇

NASA on Instagram: "Sometimes you’ve got to bloom before you glow. 🌟 ...just like this rare Wolf-Rayet star did before going supernova. 15,000 light years away from the constellation Sagittarius, WR... 611K likes, 1,221 comments - nasa on December 27, 2024: "Sometimes you’ve got to bloom before you glow. 🌟 ...just like this rare Wolf-Rayet star did before going supernova. 15,000 light years away f...

When stars become too heavy, they let go of eveything that became too much to carry. But messes can be beautiful too. Sometimes, stars need to explode as supernovae in order to be reborn as something more exquisite: www.instagram.com/nasa/p/DEF3I...