A Lunar Time Machine: Secrets to Our Sun’s Active Past
Astrobites reports on how the surface of the Moon might hold the key to understanding early activity of the Sun.
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A New Site for the s-Process?
Astrobites reports on the possibility of a new site for the formation of s-process elements: in rapidly rotating, massive, metal-poor stars.
Ghosts of Spiral Arms Past
Astrobites reports on a study of star clusters in the Milky Way that has uncovered a peculiar trend in the way they are arranged.
Does an AGN Help or Hurt Star Formation?
Astrobites reports on how the impressive twin outflows created by an energetic galaxy nucleus might affect its star formation.
Heating Up the Guts of Gas Giants
Astrobites reports on how hot Jupiters’ toasty exteriors affect their atmospheres and deep interiors.
Making It Rain in the Circumgalactic Medium
Astrobites reports on how enhanced resolution in cosmological simulations has now revealed new structure in the circumgalactic medium.
TLDR: the TRGB gives us another H0tTake!
Astrobites reports on how the Tip of the Red Giant Branch (TRGB) allows for another measurement of the Hubble constant to enter the ring.
In the Heart of a Trainwreck Galaxy
Astrobites reports on whether a suspicious pair of active black holes could improve the outlook for seeing the background of gravitational waves in our universe.
The Sun vs. Your Uncle: Chromosphere Edition
What does your uncle have in common with the Sun? Astrobites reports on a new discovery in the Sun’s atmosphere.
Unraveling the Formation History of Hot Jupiters
Astrobites reports on a new study that explores how hot Jupiters are built by examining where they are missing.