U(V) Light Up My Life
M dwarfs are known to be active, flaring stars. Astrobites reports on whether this radiation could potentially fuel life instead of destroying it.
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A New Window into Prebiotic Nitrogen Chemistry in Protoplanetary Disks
Astrobites reports on what the hunt for nitrogen-bearing molecules in nearby protoplanetary disks has revealed.
The Search for Black Hole Teenagers
Astrobites reports on how the discovery of medium-sized black holes allows us to trace the history of the giant black holes in the center of galaxies.
Solid As a Rock … Not
Why is WASP-12b’s orbit decaying so rapidly? Astrobites reports on whether an unseen companion planet might be influencing this hot Jupiter’s orbit.
Tiny Stars in a Tiny Orbit: A New Ultracompact Binary
Astrobites reports on the NICER discovery of an accreting millisecond pulsar in a record-setting, rapid orbit with a white dwarf.
Reading the Epic of Reionization
Astrobites reports on how dim galaxies lensed by foreground clusters provide a way of measuring the reionization of our universe.
Simulating an Extreme TNO on the Road to Planet Nine
Astrobites reports on how the search for Planet Nine has revealed another unusual object in our solar system.
Can We A-void the Hubble Tension with Local Voids?
Astrobites explores the possibility that a local void is messing with our measurements of the Hubble constant along the cosmic distance ladder.
Where Did All the Dark Matter Go?
Astrobites reports on the second detection of a galaxy apparently lacking in dark matter, which has reopened the debate about dark-matter-deficient galaxies.
How to Find Exoplanets and “Listen” to Their Stars with TESS
Astrobites reports on what we can gain when we use TESS not only to discover new exoplanets, but also to ‘listen’ to their host stars.