Features

Enhancing the Sharpest Images

Event Horizon Telescope images are already some of the sharpest in all of astronomy. A new algorithm might be able to squeeze even more information out of them with complex statistical modeling.

galaxy transitioning from star forming to quiescent

Astrobites reports on a study of galaxies that are on the brink of entering their “quiet” phase.

comet C/2023 P1

A comet tangled with a coronal mass ejection and lost part of its tail in the process.

W51A star forming region

JWST examines one of the most active star-forming regions in the Milky Way, where two massive protoclusters are shaping 10,000 solar masses of gas into new stars.

press conference at AAS 247

Are you an astronomy graduate student who’s interested in science communication? Apply for the AAS Media Fellowship by June 26!

X-ray dot

Astrobites reports on an intriguing new object that may be an early universe supermassive black hole shedding its gas cocoon.

merging galaxies

Researchers investigate the possibility that the off-center black hole and double nucleus of NGC 4486B can be traced to a recent supermassive black hole merger.

gas giant orbiting white dwarf

A recent study uses high-resolution JWST observations to perform an atmospheric analysis of a rare exoplanet orbiting a dead star.

Artist's impression of a pulsar

Neutron stars contain some of the most extreme matter in the universe, and researchers are exploring a promising but challenging way to probe their interiors.