When Charged Black Holes Merge
New research shows that mergers of charged black holes could generate a variety of observable signatures, from fast radio bursts to gamma-ray bursts.
New research shows that mergers of charged black holes could generate a variety of observable signatures, from fast radio bursts to gamma-ray bursts.
A new study finds evidence that a high-velocity cloud may have smashed into the Milky Way’s disk five million years ago.
The unusual structure of a recently discovered radio galaxy gives scientists clues about its temperamental past.
Why is Mercury’s orbit so large, compared to the close-in orbits of the planets observed in many exoplanetary systems? Astrobites reports on a recent study seeking to answer this question.
This image captures a scene from a simulation of a binary star system surrounded by a circumbinary disk.
Can we find life beyond Earth? A new experiment in the Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence (SETI) has been conducted at the Murchison Widefield Array in Australia.
More than half of all stars are thought to be in binary or multiple star systems. But how do these systems form? The misaligned spins of some binary protostars might provide a clue.
Astrobites reports on a study of nearby galaxies that mimic the properties of those found in the distant universe.
Kepler’s K2 mission has found its first planetary system containing more than three planets — an exciting five-planet system located ~380 light-years from Earth.
In late April of this year, asteroid P/2016 G1 was discovered streaking through space, a tail of dust extending behind it. What caused this asteroid’s tail?
Are massive black holes hiding in the halos of galaxies, making up the majority of the universe’s mysterious dark matter?
Astrobites reports on a Kepler spacecraft finding: two new white dwarfs that are “outbursting” — suddenly brightening every few days before quieting down again.