Discovery of a Free-Floating Double Planet?
An object previously identified as a free-floating, large Jupiter analog turns out to be two objects — each with the mass of a few Jupiters.
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How Tiny Collisions Shape Mercury
Mercury’s surface is riddled with craters — but this inner planet is also subtly shaped by much smaller impacts.
A New Clue in the Mystery of Fast Radio Bursts
A particularly cooperative fast radio burst may be helping scientists to home in on the cause of these elusive events.
Exploring the Minispiral at the Milky Way’s Center
The region surrounding the black hole at the center of our galaxy is a complex and dynamic place. New observations reveal more about this unique environment.
A Partly Cloudy Exoplanet
New direct-imaging observations provide insight into the atmosphere of 51 Eri b, a nearby Jupiter-like exoplanet.
Hidden Black Holes Revealed?
New research suggests that the dusty environments surrounding supermassive black holes may be hiding many of the brightest from our view.
Maxing Out the Mass of Early Stars
How large could some of the earliest stars have grown before collapsing into supermassive black holes?
A 3D View of a Supernova Remnant
Astronomers have built the first-ever 3D map of a Type Ia supernova remnant using observations of Tycho, a supernova first observed nearly 450 years ago.
Probing Magnetic Fields of Early Galaxies
How do magnetic fields form and evolve in early galaxies? New observations have provided us with clues.
Echoes from a Dying Star
What can we learn from the infrared echo of a supermassive black hole tearing apart a passing star?