A Serving of X-rays in a Stack of Galaxies
Astrobites reports on how stacking galaxies can help us understand the quenching of star formation early in the universe.
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A Black Hole Snow Globe? An Intermediate-Mass Black Hole at the Center of a Globular Cluster
Astobites reports on a possible intermediate-mass black hole discovered in an unusual globular cluster belonging to our galactic neighbor, Andromeda.
Hydrate or Die-drate: Was Venus Ever Habitable?
Astrobites reports on models of Venus’s atmosphere that seek to understand whether Earth’s twin could have had expansive oceans in the past.
Baby B Fields from the Big Bang and Beyond
Cosmic magnetic fields are everywhere, but we don’t know where they came from. Astrobites reports on simulations of magnetic fields early in the universe to solve this mystery.
Counting Clusters to Probe Ancient Star Formation
Astrobites reports on Hubble Space Telescope observations of globular clusters in an ultra-diffuse galaxy. What can these observations tell us about this galaxy’s star-formation history?
If You Like OIR-Dark Galaxies, Here’s Two MORA!
Astrobites reports on two dusty star-forming galaxies, which are likely high redshift and appear dark in the optical and near-infrared.
The CHIME is Now for Fast Radio Bursts
Astrobites reports on the new CHIME/FRB catalog, which includes 536 fast radio bursts and a number of exciting new sources.
Atmospheres of Small Planets Through a Big Telescope
Astrobites reports on what JWST might bring for detections of biosignatures in the atmospheres of exoplanets.
Tertiary Troublemakers: How K2-290’s Planetary Orbits May Have Gotten So Weird
Astrobites reports on the retrograde orbits of K2-290A’s two close-in planets. Could dynamical interactions in this triple star system have caused this misalignment?
A New Recipe for Neutron Star Magnetic Fields
Astrobites reports on the magnetic fields in neutron stars — how do these ultra-dense stellar remnants get their strong magnetic fields, and why are their fields different from those of pulsars and magnetars?