Smashing Planets to Build Giants
How do you get close-in, giant planets on eccentric orbits? A new study suggests that a violent phase of planet-smashing might be a key part of the process.
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Hunting for a Dark Matter Wake
As the Large Magellanic Cloud plows through the Milky Way’s dark matter halo, it may leave telltale signs of its passage.
A Discovery of a Triple AGN System
Astrobites reports on a newly detected triple system of supermassive black holes feeding at the centers of merging galaxies.
A New Measurement of Turbulence
A new study brings us a little closer to understanding a complex phenomenon that reaches across environments and scales in our universe.
A Standard of Black Hole Mergers
How can the gravitational waves from black hole mergers help us understand the universe’s evolution?
Lessons from a Quartet of Newborn Planets
A set of four baby planets discovered around a young Sun-like star may provide insight into how planetary systems form and evolve.
Ancient Aurorae: Assyrian and Babylonian Astrologers Recorded the Oldest-Known Solar Storms
Astrobites reports on possible depictions of auroral activity found in ancient cuneiform tablets.
Featured Image: Mapping Out Gas in a Jellyfish Tail
Feeling jelly? This detailed image reveals the molecular gas in the long tail of a jellyfish galaxy.
Not All Black Holes That Wander Are Lost
Astrobites reports on the surprising result of a search for radio active galaxy centers in nearby dwarf galaxies.
Plenty of Gas Left in Giant Dead Disk Galaxies
There’s lots of gas left — but these dead disk galaxies aren’t forming stars! Astrobites reports on a galactic conundrum.
A Second Mysterious Radio Outburst from Magnetar XTE J1810-197
Astrobites explores the possible reasons why one magnetar is emitting bursts of energetic radio waves.
Life on the Red Edge
A new study explores whether a red edge in a planet’s reflected light could be used to identify life beyond Earth.