Blowing Away Star Formation with Warm Molecular Gas
Astrobites reports on a study that uses JWST to investigate how warm, star-forming molecular gas is blown away by active galactic nuclei.
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Johannes Kepler and the Case of the Disappearing Sunspots
Astrobites reports on the use of Johannes Kepler’s pre-telescope sunspot drawings to re-examine irregular solar activity in the 17th century.
Are Solar Systems Eccentric?
Astrobites reports on how the orbits of Jupiter-like exoplanets affect these planets’ ability to send ice into the inner regions of their home systems.
The Search for the First Stars to Light Up the Universe
Astrobites reports on whether JWST is capable of achieving one of its main goals: finding the very first stars in the universe.
It’s An Eyeball Summer, and Other Weird K/M-Dwarf Habitable Climate Tales
Astrobites reports on the climates of planets orbiting stars that are smaller, cooler, and more common than Sun-like stars.
Can We Please Have the Black Hole Origin Story?
Astrobites reports on a hunt for intermediate-mass black holes and what this search tells us about how black holes formed in the early universe.
Black Hole Fireworks: Tidal Disruption Events Light Up Supermassive Black Holes
Astrobites reports on the radio signals from stars being ripped apart by supermassive black holes.
Teamwork Makes the Intensity-Mapping Dream Work
Astrobites reports on research that brings together data from multiple wavelengths to make a detection of distant 21-cm radiation.
200 Millionth Anniversary Gift: A Necklace Made of Stars
Astrobites reports on the aftermath of a massive active galactic nucleus outburst that left behind a string of star formation.
Mooing Magnetars: Modeling the Enigmatic FBOT AT2018cow “The Cow”
Astrobites reports on the fast blue optical transient AT2018cow, which has remained a mystery to astronomers since it was discovered.