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.
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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?
A Magnetic Map of the Silent Sun
Astrobites reports on our Sun’s alternation between phases of tempest and tranquility, driven by its magnetic field roughly every 11 years. It has been difficult to measure the magnetic strength when the Sun goes silent — until now.
A Star’s Final Words
Astrobites reports on a star that spoke its final words in the form of a long brightening before exploding as a supernova.
New Radio Source Towards the Center of Our Galaxy
Astrobites reports on a new, elusive radio source towards the center of our galaxy. Read on to find out what it might — or might not — be!