Could a White Dwarf–Black Hole Pair Explain the Longest Gamma-Ray Burst Ever Seen?
The gamma-ray burst GRB 250702B displayed several unusual behaviors that researchers are still finding ways to explain.
Astrobites reports on an explanation for the appearance of Saturn’s A ring.
Courtside Seats on Mars
Although 3I/ATLAS stayed clear of Earth during its passage through the solar system, astronomers repurposed a spacecraft around Mars for a good look as it flew by.
Stars gobbling up their close-in planets is likely common throughout the universe. Researchers explore the chemical signatures of these events and where they’re most likely to be seen.
The First Starspot Spectrum Revealed by JWST
Astrobites reports on how researchers have taken advantage of the unique TOI-3884 system to directly probe a starspot with JWST.
JWST peers through dusty, knotted gas to uncover young star clusters in the interacting Antennae galaxies.
Researchers have discovered six faint millisecond pulsars by stacking FAST radio observations.
With hundreds of pairs of merging black holes now detected via gravitational waves, researchers can investigate the sites of black hole mergers across the universe.
Life on the (Red) Edge
Astrobites reports on a surface biosignature called the vegetation red edge and how we might find it on other worlds.