
Featured Image: H I Gas in the Triangulum Galaxy
A new view of the Triangulum Galaxy reveals the motions of the hydrogen gas in its inner disk.
A new view of the Triangulum Galaxy reveals the motions of the hydrogen gas in its inner disk.
Who says there’s no romance in the outer solar system? A new study has identified a body that may be made up of two separate objects in contact with each other.
When two neutron stars collide, the new object that they make can reveal information about the interior physics of neutron stars.
Astrobites reports on what the IceCube neutrino observatory has learned about neutrinos emitted from within our own galaxy.
In a new study, scientists have used a clever test to reveal clues about the birth of speedy, Earth-sized planets.
What can cause a black hole to burp? It may not always be gas from a star that was torn apart by gravity.
A new view of the nearby upsilon Andromedae system has revealed a great deal about its closest-in exoplanet — including the presence of water vapor in its atmosphere.
How were Phobos and Deimos, the two moons of Mars, formed? Astrobites reports on what we’ve learned from new simulations.
You probably know about spirals and ellipticals, but have you heard of ring galaxies?
Where do the metals come from that pollute the atmospheres of many white dwarfs? Distant planet-size and icy objects could be partly at fault.
What forms the gas surrounding dying stars into the intricate shapes and patterns observed?
Astrobites discusses how we can explore the cloudiness of the exoplanets we observe.