Forming Planetesimals in a Dust and Gas Vortex
Astrobites reports on AB Aur, which appears to have decaying vortex in its disk where planets are forming.
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Featured Image: Waves in a Coronal Fan
Oscillations in these coronal fan loops were triggered by blast waves from distant flares.
Pulsar Jackpot in a Star Cluster
A treasure trove of pulsars reveals detailed information about the star cluster in which they reside.
The Shredding of a Solar Filament
Solar eruptions don’t always succeed! Observations of a failed solar eruption tell us more about what drives the releases of energy from the Sun.
The WTF Star Strikes Again
Bizarre transits, century-long dimming, and now … brightening spells? Astrobites reports on the latest from Boyajian’s star.
TRAPPIST-1’s Stability and Age
Is the TRAPPIST-1 exoplanetary system stable? And how old is it? Recent studies have explored both of these questions.
The Total Solar Eclipse of 1854
Can’t get enough eclipse news? Check out this coverage of the solar eclipse of 1854!
ALMA Finds Hints of Early Black-Hole Growth
How did the first supermassive black holes grow alongside their host galaxies in the early universe? New observations from ALMA provide clues.
X-Ray Eyes on a Wolf-Rayet Nebula
Astrobites reports on observations of a bright emission nebula surrounding a hot, massive star.
How a Black Widow Consumes Its Companion
Hanging out in a binary system with a hot millisecond pulsar can be hazardous to your health!
Discovery of a Metal-Poor Little Cub
The discovery of a new galaxy in our local universe, Little Cub, may teach us about how star-formation is quenched in dwarf satellite galaxies.
HAT-P-11: A Spotted Star
Astrobites reports on how an exoplanet’s transits have revealed starspots on HAT-P-11 very like the sunspots on our own star.