Exploring Our Star with SunPy
How can solar physicists analyze their mountains of observational data? A new Python-based software package may help.
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ALMA Explores Possible Interacting Twin Disks
Why do many young stars undergo bright outbursts? New observations of a flaring system may provide an answer.
Making Stars at the Beginning of the Universe
What were the first galaxies up to? New radio observations tell us about star formation when the universe was only a billion years old.
A Pulsed Discovery in Omega Centauri
A recent study has unveiled a new discovery at the heart of globular cluster Omega Centauri: five long-anticipated pulsars.
Early Results from Parker Solar Probe
The Parker Solar Probe has already flown closer to the Sun than any other spacecraft ever has. What have we learned from early observations?
A Detailed View of Our Second Interstellar Visitor
What do we know about the second object to visit us from another stellar system? Detailed Hubble images have given us plenty to consider!
Comparing Black Holes Large and Small
Are the distant supermassive black holes that feed at the centers of galaxies just scaled-up versions of small accreting black holes nearby?
Today’s Forecast for K2-18b: Cloudy with a Chance of Rain?
A recent study used the abilities of the Hubble Space Telescope to discover water vapor on an exoplanet!
Faint Repetitions of an Extragalactic Burst
The mystery of fast radio bursts deepens with the discovery of faint repeat bursts from a source thought to be a one-off event.
Confirming New Physics in Space
Not all laboratory astrophysics occurs in labs down here on Earth; sometimes, the lab is in space!