Featured Image: Supernova Remnants in the LMC
These vibrant images of supernova remnants in the Large Magellanic Cloud were created to explore the galaxy’s interstellar medium.
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New Objects Beyond the Kuiper Belt
The search for the hypothetical Planet Nine has led to the discovery of a collection of new — and puzzling — objects located in the outer reaches of our solar system.
A Preferred Home for Disrupted Stars
A new study has examined the preferred home for tidal disruption events — the shredding of passing stars by a supermassive black hole.
A History of Collisions Between the Magellanic Clouds
A recent stellar arc discovered in the Large Magellanic Cloud’s outskirts might be a clue to this dwarf galaxy’s collisional past.
Forming Planets in the Hostile Carina Nebula
Can protoplanetary disks form and be maintained around low-mass stars in the harsh environment of a highly active, star-forming nebula?
A Different Way to Visualize Solar Changes
What if there were a better way to analyze a comet’s tail, the dimming of the Sun’s surface, or the path of material in a bright solar eruption?
Featured Image: Mapping Jupiter with Hubble
Check out this beautiful Hubble map of Jupiter’s surface — and get excited for the Juno mission’s arrival at Jupiter today!
Forming Spirals From Shadows
What could be causing the spirals we observe in some protoplanetary disks? Planets might have nothing to do with it.
IceCube’s Search for Neutrinos from Gamma-Ray Bursts
Observations from the ice kilometers under Antarctica may help us to understand the source of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays.
Producing Runaway Stars
Could hypervelocity stars be accelerated by a massive black hole in the center of the Large Magellanic Cloud?
An Update on Planet Nine
Here are some of the most recent outcomes in the search for a possible ninth planet in our solar system, first predicted earlier this year.
Mapping Near-Earth Hazards
Can LSST successfully hunt down the near-Earth asteroids that are capable of posing a threat to us?