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.
Astrobites reports on a star that spoke its final words in the form of a long brightening before exploding as a supernova.
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!
Astrobites reports on how magnetic fields affect winds in the atmospheres of ultra-hot Jupiter exoplanets.
Astrobites reports on some of the brightest objects in the universe: active galactic nuclei. What is responsible for switching on these supermassive engines?
Astrobites gives us a preview of what future generations of giant telescopes might see when pointed toward the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way.
Astrobites reports on a search for signatures of protostars deep within dust clouds, where massive stars are thought to form.
Astrobites reports on how megastructures like Dyson spheres can influence the evolution of their host stars.
Astrobites reports on new predictions of the fraction of dwarf galaxies with active black holes lurking at their centers.
Astrobites reports on a directly imaged exoplanet that reveals its mass by tugging on its host star.