A Radio Flare from Colliding Stars?
A new study presents signs of what may be a decades-old merger of two neutron stars.
A new study presents signs of what may be a decades-old merger of two neutron stars.
Seeing quadruple? Scientists have discovered two new Einstein crosses, rare phenomena in which a distant object appears as four identical copies.
Astrobites reports on how radioactive isotopes help to warm up rocky planets — and when that means too much of a good thing.
Did you know that the stars around us are organized into a tangle of strings? Gaia is helping us sort out the threads.
Some stars appear to accumulate lithium on their surfaces as they age. What could be causing this enrichment?
Mercury is the smallest planet but has the largest core relative to its size. Astrobites reports on whether the solar wind is to blame.
What powers the core of the bright galaxy A2261-BCG? Astrobites reports on whether it’s a recoiling black hole.
A new study may have revealed a previously undetected partner in a nearby stellar dance.
Do you ever wonder how our solar system’s going to end? You’re not the only one — and a team of scientists has now explored this question in detail.
Most galaxies don’t change on noticeable timescales — but Astrobites reports on some galaxies that completely transform themselves in just the first two billion years of the universe.
Simulations explore whether clusters of neon might be to blame for mysteriously warm white dwarfs.
A recent study has identified what may be the first terrestrial-mass rogue world we’ve spotted drifting through the galaxy.