How Planets Can Save or Destroy Their Siblings
When a star like our Sun evolves into a red giant, what happens to its planets? A new study explores this apocalyptic future.
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Turbulent Beginnings for Future Planets?
Recent observations from ALMA are providing a new look at the presence — and absence — of turbulence in planet-forming disks.
New Discoveries from Old Spacecraft
The Voyager probes, launched more than 40 years ago, are still providing new insights.
An Explosive Merger … Maybe
Could a pair of faint signals correspond to the first collision we’ve detected of a black hole with a neutron star?
To Separate Starspots from Planets
Starspots on M dwarfs could be mistaken for planets. How do we distinguish the two?
The Link Between Black Holes and Their Galaxies
The size of a supermassive black hole seems to track with the size of its host galaxy. But is this a statistical fluke, or is there a physical reason for the connection?
New Molecules from GOTHAM
What as-yet unidentified molecules lurk in the dark clouds of our nearby universe? Answering this requires observation, experiment, and theory — and GOTHAM is on the case.
Taking Stock of Backyard Worlds
In the census of our solar neighborhood we’re missing a key population: the coolest, dimmest substar dwarfs that lurk nearby. A citizen science project has now tackled this problem.
Different Views of a Fast Radio Burst
What does a fast radio burst look like at different frequencies? And what can that tell us about them?
Forecasting Eruptions of Solar Flares
A new look at hundreds of past solar flares may help us predict when a solar flare will be accompanied by a potentially hazardous ejection of mass.