You Shall Not Pass! Active Galactic Nucleus Jets Through the Interstellar Medium
Astrobites reports on simulations that improve our understanding of how jets from active galactic nuclei interact with the interstellar medium.
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Giving Justice to Intermediate-Mass Black Hole Mergers
Astrobites reports on how researchers are preparing for future detections of merging supermassive and intermediate-mass black holes.
Duel of the Dual: The Mystery of a Quasar Pair
Astrobites reports on JWST observations of a mysterious binary quasar system from cosmic noon.
NCIS JWST: Analyzing the Aftermath of the Bullet Cluster’s Collision
Astrobites reports on the famous Bullet Cluster — what JWST observations reveal about its complex merger history and the constraints these observations place on self-interacting dark matter.
Seeding Life in the Oceans of Moons
Astrobites reports on research that explores the possibility of impacts delivering organics to the ocean worlds in our solar system.
Jumping Through Hoops: A New Way to Explore the Black Hole–Galaxy Connection
Astrobites reports on a new method being used to explore the relationship between the mass of a supermassive black hole and the properties of the galaxy it inhabits.
Stars on the Move: New Insights from the Galactic Center
Astrobites reports on a curious cluster of stars moving together near Sgr A*. Is it a stellar coincidence, or a sign of a hidden black hole?
Are Hot Sub-Neptunes Just Failed Hot Jupiters? Maybe.
Astrobites reports on potential formation mechanisms for hot Neptunes, the rarest type of sub-Neptune exoplanets.
Did That Supermassive Black Hole Rip Apart a Star, or Is It Eating Lunch Like Normal?
Astrobites reports on a radio search for stars that have been ripped apart by supermassive black holes.
Messier 82 (Star)bursts onto the Scene!
Astrobites reports on the results of a cosmic-ray investigation of the starburst galaxy Messier 82 using the VERITAS gamma-ray telescopes.