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.
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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.
How Common Are Solar Systems Like Our Own?
Astrobites reports on the likelihood of exoplanetary systems having both small, close-in planets and large, far-out gas giant planets.
Spiky Dark Matter Around Supermassive Black Holes
Astrobites reports on new evidence that suggests the density of dark matter spikes near a supermassive black hole.
Unsure If It’s a Really Massive Black Hole? Take an X-ray Scan!
Astrobites reports on “little red dots” in the early universe and how to use X-rays to determine if these galaxies host massive black holes.
Modeling the Structure of the Circumgalactic Bathtub
Astrobites reports on simulations of the circumgalactic medium, a reservoir of gas that helps regulate a galaxy’s ability to form stars.
Too Many Stars, Too Fast?
Astrobites reports on galaxies that may be forming a remarkable number of stars in the first few hundred million years of the universe.
Timing Black Holes’ Race to Merge Using Waves on the Stochastic Sea
Astrobites reports on efforts to study black holes across cosmic time via the observational limits on the gravitational wave background.
The Unexpected Findings of an Emission Shell
Astrobites reports on the never-seen-before optical emission shell around the CI Camelopardalis X-ray binary system.