The Times They Are A-Changin’: Searching for Shifts in Variable Star Light Curves
Astrobites reports on efforts to understand how the variability of certain variable stars changes over time.
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Hubble on the Hunt: A Spectroscopic Search for Betelbuddy
What can ultraviolet observations from Hubble tell us about the identity of Betelgeuse’s likely companion star?
Too Much Nitrogen Pops Open the Search for the Universe’s First Stars
JWST discovered a distant galaxy with too much nitrogen, which has led to evidence of the universe’s first stars.
Black Holes with a Shared Background
New research suggests that triplet stars might be able to evolve into every observable type of stellar-mass black hole system.
Do X-Rays Help or Hurt Massive Black Hole Formation?
Astrobites reports on how X-rays influenced the formation of the first massive black holes in the universe.
The Sun Left Home in a Hurry
By studying the orbits of rare outer solar system objects, astronomers have estimated how long it took for the Sun to leave its birth cluster.
Do You Have This Andromeda Galaxy in Extra-Extra-Extra Small?
Astrobites reports on the discovery of the faintest galaxy in the Andromeda system, Pegasus VII.
Featured Image: Fractals and Flocculence
Recent research shows how fractal properties can help distinguish between grand-design and flocculent spiral galaxies.
Chandra Spies a Supernova Shock Front Speeding Along
When supernovae explode, they send a fast-moving shock wave into the interstellar medium, changing the local landscape significantly. A recent publication hones in on one supernova remnant to determine how fast it’s expanding and where it may have come from.
Standing on a Sub-Neptune
If you were standing on a sub-Neptune exoplanet, would you be standing on a rocky surface or in a magma ocean?
Shot by the DART and We’re to Blame! Now That Space Rock Won’t Be the Same
Astrobites reports on the consequences of shooting an asteroid with a spacecraft.
A Black Hole Family Tree
Researchers may have untangled the complex origins of the two black holes involved in a recent massive collision.