UV Habitable Zones Further Constrain Possible Life
The possibility of liquid water is not the only thing that determines where life is most likely in the universe! UV radiation also plays an important role.
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Hi’iaka: Haumea’s Rapidly Spinning Moon
Hi’iaka, the largest satellite of the dwarf planet Haumea, spins much more rapidly than expected. What does this tell us about its formation?
Destruction of a Magnetized Star
New simulations show what happens when a magnetized star is torn apart by the tidal forces of a supermassive black hole.
The Search for Lensed Supernovae
Type Ia supernovae gravitationally lensed into multiple images can provide us with a wealth of information. But how do we find them?
Reinflating Giant Planets
A new study explores what happens to close-in hot Jupiters when their host stars reach the end of their main-sequence lifetimes.
The Impact of Stars on Moons
Where are all the exomoons? A new study suggests stellar radiation might cause them to escape their planets’ pulls.
Neptune as a Mirror for the Sun
How would the Kepler mission see a star like the Sun? Reflections of the Sun off of Neptune have now answered this question.
Selections from 2016: Hidden Galaxies Found Behind the Milky Way
Hundreds of new galaxies were discovered this year hiding behind the Milky Way in the “Zone of Avoidance”.
Selections from 2016: A Connection Between Solar Explosions and Dimming on the Sun
A study of a solar explosion has revealed a link between the ejection of plasma from the Sun’s surface and dimming of its corona.
Selections from 2016: A Very Dark Galaxy
This year, scientists discovered Dragonfly 44, a faint galaxy whose center is made up of a whopping 98% dark matter.