Could Spinning Soup Start Starquakes and Explain a Magnetar Mystery?
Astrobites reports on the interiors of neutron stars, where neutrons being crushed into a quark soup center might be the sought-after cause of fast radio bursts.
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The Fires Within: Investigating the Atmospheres of Inflated Hot Jupiters
Astrobites reports on simulations of the atmospheres of inflated hot Jupiters that are highly irradiated by their host stars.
A Potential New Character in the Saga of HD 163296
Astrobites reports on an extra protoplanet that might be lurking in the dust around a nearby star.
Giving Stars a Brake
Astrobites reports on how stellar rotation is slowed by stellar winds via magnetic braking, with a special focus on stars cooler than the Sun.
A New Look at Gamma Rays from Our Galaxy’s Next-Door Neighbour
Astrobites reports on a new investigation of the Andromeda Galaxy’s gamma-ray emission that reveals it to be far different from originally thought.
Biases from Bulging Planets
Astrobites reports on what we might be getting wrong by assuming that slightly squished planets are instead perfectly round.
I Know We’ve (NIR)Cam So Far (but We Got So Far to Go)
Astrobites reports on some of the initial instrumentation challenges and solutions for JWST’s Near Infrared Camera.
Age Is Just a Number: Radioactive Dating in Stars
Astrobites reports on how to determine the ages of stars by measuring their uranium reserves as they slowly tick away.
Could Rings Explain an Intriguing Exoplanet Spectrum?
Astrobites reports on K2-33b: a potentially puffy planet that might be a Saturn-like satellite instead.
Finding High-Redshift Dead Galaxies (but for Real This Time)
Astrobites reports on a new way to pick out dead galaxies that may help us learn how star formation stops in the early universe.