Water Vapor Around a Sizzling Supergiant: High-Resolution Spectroscopy of B[e] Supergiant LHA 115-S 18
Researchers have detected water vapor around a B[e] supergiant star for the first time, indicating a likely binary companion for LHA 115-S 18.
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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.
Observing the End of Star Formation in Galaxies
Astrobites reports on a study of galaxies that are on the brink of entering their “quiet” phase.
Comets Are Lizards: Watching C/2023 P1 Regrow Its Tail
A comet tangled with a coronal mass ejection and lost part of its tail in the process.
Featured Image: Massive Stars in the Making
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.
AAS Media Fellowship Now Open for Applications
Are you an astronomy graduate student who’s interested in science communication? Apply for the AAS Media Fellowship by June 26!
A Potential New Piece of the “Little Red Dot” Puzzle
Astrobites reports on an intriguing new object that may be an early universe supermassive black hole shedding its gas cocoon.
Signs of a Supermassive Black Hole Merger in NGC 4486B
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.
Characterizing the Atmosphere of Exoplanet WD 0806b with JWST
A recent study uses high-resolution JWST observations to perform an atmospheric analysis of a rare exoplanet orbiting a dead star.
A Mysterious Spectral Feature Could Help Crack the Case of Neutron Star Structure
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.
Detecting New Icy Molecules Around a Newly Forming Star with JWST
Astrobites reports on the detection of complex molecules around a protostar in the Large Magellanic Cloud.
Monthly Roundup: Investigating Active Galactic Nuclei
Jets, variability, and neutrinos: dive into three recent investigations of active galactic nuclei.