Old but Gold: A Huge Primordial Protocluster
A guest author for Astrobites reports on a super dense, massive, and old galaxy protocluster and what it tells us about our universe’s history.
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Black Holes During the Cosmic Dawn
Astrobites explores how some of the first black holes might have broadly affected the universe around them.
59 (Fifty-Nine!) Binary Neutron Star Merger Simulations
Astrobites reports on what we can learn from the largest set of neutron-star merger simulations with realistic microphysics to date.
More Informative Mapping of Exoplanetary Peekaboos
Astrobites reports on a new approach for mapping out the atmospheres and surfaces of distant exoplanets.
It’s a Bird, it’s a Planet, it’s a … Speckle?
Exoplanet imaging has become progressively more advanced — but are we using the right statistics as we search for planets close in to their hosts? Astrobites reports.
Teaching Machines to Find Fast Radio Bursts
Astrobites reports on how machine learning has been used to find dozens of fast radio bursts previously hiding in data.
Some Like it Hot
Astrobites explores how gas giants form via core accretion. Can this formation process reveal secrets about the planet long after the accretion is over?
What Should We Assume?
Astronomers need to rely on assumptions sometimes. Astrobites reports on how we make sure these assumptions don’t get us into trouble.
The Tortoise and the Star
Astrobites reports on why we need to better understand the bubbling, broiling surfaces of stars in order to interpret tortoise-speed velocity shifts in starlight.
The Curious Case of the Mysterious Over-Luminous Brown Dwarf
Astrobites reports on a mysterious brown dwarf, CWW 89Ab, that is significantly brighter than expected.