A Black Hole X-Ray Binary Rises
New observations have captured a feeding black hole in our galaxy as it bursts onto the scene.
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Black Holes During the Cosmic Dawn
Astrobites explores how some of the first black holes might have broadly affected the universe around them.
Featured Image: Turbulence in a Solar Current Sheet
Long, thin current sheets — like that the one extending from the Sun in this spectacular image — may be much more turbulent than we’d realized.
Clues from an Unexpected Glitch
A spinning neutron star known for its predictability has surprised us with an unexpected hiccup.
Revisiting Interstellar Asteroid ‘Oumuamua
’Oumuamua is back in the headlines again. What does some of the latest research say about this interstellar body?
59 (Fifty-Nine!) Binary Neutron Star Merger Simulations
Astrobites reports on what we can learn from the largest set of neutron-star merger simulations with realistic microphysics to date.