Featured Image: To Heat a White Dwarf
Simulations explore whether clusters of neon might be to blame for mysteriously warm white dwarfs.
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A Terrestrial-Mass Planet on the Run?
A recent study has identified what may be the first terrestrial-mass rogue world we’ve spotted drifting through the galaxy.
Making Waves on the Sun
Sinuous, undulating waves in the Earth’s atmosphere play a large role in driving the weather patterns on our planet. Is this also happening on the Sun?
Around Half of Sun-Like Stars Could Host Potentially Habitable Worlds
What’s the occurrence rate of potentially habitable exoplanets around Sun-like stars? Astrobites reports.
ASKAP Finds a Real-Time Radio Burst, but No Glow
ASKAP is on the hunt for emission before and after a fast radio burst — which may prove key to unraveling the mystery of these explosions’ origins.
Climate Stabilization on Distant Worlds
Scientists explore whether a world covered in water can keep its climate as stable long-term as an Earth-like, continental world can.