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In today’s world of astronomy research, software is centrally integrated into nearly everything we do. Isn’t it time we develop a consistent system for citing and preserving it?
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Update on the Search for Planets with TESS
Here are some recent discoveries by NASA’s newest planet-hunting spacecraft, TESS, which launched last year.
The Hunt for Enormous Early Stars
The collapse of enormous stars in our early universe may have given birth to the first supermassive black holes. But can we spot these early giants?
Traits of Accreting Galaxies
Astrobites reports on the MaNGA survey’s exploration of galaxies that may have recently accreted gas.
Featured Image: Detail in the Birth Environments of Planets
What do we know about the detailed structures of protoplanetary disks, the disks of gas and dust in which planets are born?
Eclipses of a Scalding Hot Planet
What’s the atmosphere like on the hottest planet we’ve ever discovered? A new study suggests this toasty world may also be cloudless.
Taking Note of Molecules in Space
What do methylidyne, cyanamide, vinyl alcohol, and rugbyballene all have in common? They’re all molecules that have been detected in space.
Living a (Solar System) Lifetime in Color
What can the colors of Kuiper Belt Objects tell us about how our solar system formed and evolved? Astrobites reports.
Can Blue Stragglers Be Used to Tell Time?
What’s a blue straggler? Hint: It’s not a person coming in to work late on a Monday. In fact, these stars might be pretty good at keeping track of time.
Are Fast Radio Bursts from Flaring Magnetars?
Could the mysterious fast radio burst signal FRB 121102 be emitted from a flaring, highly magnetic neutron star?
Mixing up a Batch of Stars
Astrobites reports on what certain carbon-enhanced, metal-poor stars reveal about the history of the universe.
Featured Image: Star Formation in a Long Tail
This stunning image shows a long gas tail stripped from the center of a speeding spiral galaxy in the Coma Cluster.