Selections from 2018: Identifying Exoplanets with Deep Learning
Thanks to machine-learning algorithms, the star Kepler-90 has been found to host eight planets — as many as our own Sun.
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Selections from 2018: Pinning Down Our Expanding Universe
New observations have provided the most precise measurement yet of how fast our universe is expanding.
Selections from 2018: Using Lasers to Talk to ET
Could we communicate with distant extraterrestrial intelligence using lasers? A new study says yes.
Selections from 2018: Discovery of Dark Galaxies
The discovery of starless galaxies may lend weight to one theory of galaxy formation.
Selections from 2018: Revival of a Magnetar
J1622–4950, an ultra-magnetized neutron star that has been quiescent for three years, has now reawakened.
Selections from 2018: Exploring Planets Beyond Our Galaxy
Using microlensing, scientists have discovered a population of free-floating planets located beyond our own galaxy.
Selections from 2018: A New Dim Galaxy Found
Amateur astronomers have discovered a new faint galaxy lurking in a known field.
Selections from 2018: X-Rays from Alpha Centauri
Long-term X-ray observations of our closest neighboring star system, Alpha Centauri AB, reveal these stars’ flaring histories.
A Jet from Neutron Star Merger GW170817
In August 2017, we detected gravitational waves from the collision of two neutron stars. What can observations from the months after the event tell us about the presence or absence of relativistic jets?
What Are Starspots Like on Sun-like Stars?
There are a lot of Sun-like stars in the universe. Are they as identical as the name suggests, or are there important differences between them?
A Change in the Tides
Astrobites reports on how tidal forces between planets may be an important factor when considering tightly packed planetary systems like TRAPPIST-1.
Featured Image: A Supernova Remnant in the Large Magellanic Cloud
This dramatic image reveals N49, the brightest supernova remnant in the Large Magellanic Cloud.