Vulcan II: The Wrath of Stellar Activity
Astrobites reports on a purported exoplanet whose uncertain signal may instead be a sign of stellar activity.
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To Inspiral or Not to Inspiral
Astrobites reports on efforts to detect the shrinking orbits of close-in hot-Jupiter exoplanets.
Little Red Dots and Big Black Holes
Astrobites reports on a study that estimates how many galaxies with massive black holes are likely to be present in the early universe.
A Vampire’s Sandwich Filled with Gas and Dust
Astrobites reports on the serendipitous discovery of Dracula’s Chivito, possibly the largest known protoplanetary disk.
Unveiling Hamstars: The Cheek-Stuffing Accreting Stars
Astrobites reports on a class of accreting stars nicknamed “hamstars” that store overflow matter in stellar “cheeks” to eat later.
The Case of Shrinking Planets
Astrobites reports on whether photoevaporation or core-powered mass loss is more likely to be responsible for the exoplanet radius gap.
Ultra-Faint Dwarf Galaxies: Not as Small as We Thought?
Astrobites reports on how astronomers use pulsating stars to look for stellar halos around ultra-faint dwarf galaxies, some of the smallest galaxies in the universe.
Tragic Tidal Disruption Events: How Black Holes Shred Stars
Astrobites reports on a tragic final encounter between a supermassive black hole and a stellar neighbor that came a bit too close.
Ghost (Particle) Hunting in Gamma-ray Bursts
Astrobites reports on a study that aims to determine whether the sources of gamma-ray bursts could also be a source of ghostly neutrinos.
How to Tell If a Black Hole Is Making Your Fairy Lights Twinkle
Astrobites reports on how we can find isolated black holes by searching for the twinkling of stars that these black holes pass in front of.