Probing the Structure of Our Solar System’s Edge
Our solar system is traveling through interstellar gas and dust. What happens where the solar wind and interstellar medium meet?
Our solar system is traveling through interstellar gas and dust. What happens where the solar wind and interstellar medium meet?
Chandra and Hubble have teamed up for a multi-eye look at an ultra-fast outflow speeding from the supermassive black hole at the center of a nearby active galaxy.
Which stars are most likely to host planets capable of supporting complex life? Astrobites reports on a study seeking to answer this question.
Sometimes stunning astronomical images can be the source of scientific discovery! This beautiful composite of a dark nebula reveals the signatures of hidden, newly formed stars.
The recent discovery of a new type of tiny, star-forming galaxy might be the clue to understanding where globular clusters come from.
How do we hunt for elusive neutrinos emitted by distant astrophysical sources? Submerge a huge observatory under ice or water … and then wait patiently.
Astrobites explores what it takes to form a mini-Neptune from the ingredients of an early solar system.
How correct are the properties we’ve measured for TRAPPIST-1, a nearby star with seven transiting, Earth-sized planets?
More than forty years after the first discovery of a double neutron star, we still haven’t found many others — but a new survey is working to change that.
Star formation wasn’t thought to be possible in the extremely hostile environment surrounding Sgr A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy — but new evidence suggests otherwise.
Boyajian’s star is still at it! Astrobites reports on the latest clues revealed by this star’s mysterious flux dips.
New deep observations from the Very Large Array reveal unprecedented detail within the Toothbrush radio relic in this galaxy cluster.