Does the Galactic Bulge Have Fewer Planets?
The Milky Way’s dense central bulge is a very different environment than the galactic disk. Do the differences affect the ability of planets to form there?
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It Turns Out the Sun Is More Chill Than We Previously Thought
Astrobites reports on a closer look at the Sun’s past activity levels.
Matching Supernovae to Galaxies
A major challenge for modern supernova surveys is identifying the galaxy that hosted each explosion. Is there an accurate and efficient way to do this that avoids investing significant human resources?
X-Ray Background from Early Binaries
What impact did X-rays from the first binary star systems have on the universe around them? A new study suggests this radiation may have played an important role during the reionization of our universe.
The True Colours of a Blue Straggler
Astrobites tackles the question of where blue straggler stars come from — as well as where they’re going.
Featured Image: A Comet’s Coma
These images of comet 67P mark the first time we’ve been able to study the inner coma of a comet at this level of detail.
AAS Publishing News: A Second Round of AASTex Improvements
Are you an astronomer considering submitting a paper to an AAS journal? If so, this post is for you! Read on to find out what’s new in the latest update to AAS’s LaTeX class file, available for download now.
Hunting for Cosmic-Ray Origins with SuperTIGER
The SuperTIGER experiment flew over Antarctica for 55 days, collecting millions of galactic cosmic rays. What can it tell us about the origins of these high-energy particles?
Investigating One of the Strongest Starbursts in the Universe
Astrobites reports on an extreme distant galaxy that has one of the highest star formation densities of any known galaxy in the universe.
An Exoplanet Spinning Up Its Star
A recently discovered, unusual hot Jupiter may be causing its star to spin faster than it should.
Using LISA to Learn How Pairs of Black Holes Formed
How are black-hole binaries built? Upcoming observations of gravitational waves from these systems may be able to reveal their origins.
Could Ultracool Dwarfs Have Sun-Like Activity?
Sun-like stars have magnetic cycles that regulate their flares, starspots, and other activity. But what about stars much cooler and smaller than the Sun?