Things That Go “Chirp” in the Night
Do neutron-star–black-hole mergers have electromagnetic chirps similar to the gravitational-wave chirps detected by LIGO? Astrobites reports on what we can expect to see.
Do neutron-star–black-hole mergers have electromagnetic chirps similar to the gravitational-wave chirps detected by LIGO? Astrobites reports on what we can expect to see.
This beautiful composite image reveals the grazing collision of two galaxies located 114 million light-years away from us.
This week we’re at the summer AAS meeting in Austin, TX. Here are the highlights from Day 4!
This week we’re at the summer AAS meeting in Austin, TX. Here are the highlights from Day 3!
This week we’re at the summer AAS meeting in Austin, TX. Here are the highlights from Day 2!
This week we’re at the summer AAS meeting in Austin, TX. Here are the highlights from Day 1!
This week we’ll be bringing you updates from the 230th AAS meeting in Austin, TX.
How do magnetic fields form and evolve in early galaxies? New observations have provided us with clues.
What can we learn from the infrared echo of a supermassive black hole tearing apart a passing star?
Astrobites reports on the discovery of a nearby brown dwarf by the citizen scientists of the “Backyard Worlds: Planet 9” project.
This dynamic image of active region NOAA 12241 reveals the formation of a solar filament.
The incredibly luminous massive star Eta Carinae has long posed a challenge for astronomers to model — but now new observations are in.