A History of Collisions Between the Magellanic Clouds
A recent stellar arc discovered in the Large Magellanic Cloud’s outskirts might be a clue to this dwarf galaxy’s collisional past.
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Forming Planets in the Hostile Carina Nebula
Can protoplanetary disks form and be maintained around low-mass stars in the harsh environment of a highly active, star-forming nebula?
A Different Way to Visualize Solar Changes
What if there were a better way to analyze a comet’s tail, the dimming of the Sun’s surface, or the path of material in a bright solar eruption?
Forming Spirals From Shadows
What could be causing the spirals we observe in some protoplanetary disks? Planets might have nothing to do with it.
IceCube’s Search for Neutrinos from Gamma-Ray Bursts
Observations from the ice kilometers under Antarctica may help us to understand the source of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays.
Producing Runaway Stars
Could hypervelocity stars be accelerated by a massive black hole in the center of the Large Magellanic Cloud?
An Update on Planet Nine
Here are some of the most recent outcomes in the search for a possible ninth planet in our solar system, first predicted earlier this year.
Mapping Near-Earth Hazards
Can LSST successfully hunt down the near-Earth asteroids that are capable of posing a threat to us?
Jets from Merging Neutron Stars
Scientists have successfully simulated the merger of two neutron stars launching a short-lived jet, consistent with short gamma-ray burst detections.
Cold Accretion from the Cosmic Web
How did the first galaxies form within the cosmic web? New observations provide a clue!