Why Are Hot Jupiters So Lonely?
Jupiter-like planets with blisteringly close-in orbits are generally friendless, with no nearby planets transiting along with them. A new study explains why.
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Making and Breaking Clouds
Molecular clouds — which you’re likely familiar with from stunning popular astronomy imagery — lead complicated, tumultuous lives.
40 Eridani B: A Challenging Star
Astrobites reports on how new observations have finally solved many mysteries associated with the white dwarf 40 Eridani B.
Featured Image: Making a Rapidly Rotating Black Hole
Failed supernovae may be the key to producing rapidly spinning black holes in binaries.
Identifying Bright X-Ray Beasts
Donated computing time has helped scientists to understand what ultraluminous X-ray sources are and why they shine so brightly.
Can LIGO Find the Missing Dark Matter?
LIGO’s increasing capabilities may provide the possibility of detecting tiny black holes theorized to make up dark matter.
A History of Water Loss in the TRAPPIST-1 Exoplanets
Astrobites reports on TRAPPIST-1, one of the best candidate systems for habitability in the solar neighborhood.
Discovery of Two More Runaway Stars
Two new hypervelocity stars have been discovered, but their origins continue to elude us.
When a Star and a Binary Meet
What happens in the extreme environments of globular clusters when a star and a binary system meet?
A Fast Radio Burst Every Second?
How frequently do fast radio busts occur in the observable universe? Two scientists have now developed a new estimate.
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.
Featured Image: Waves in a Coronal Fan
Oscillations in these coronal fan loops were triggered by blast waves from distant flares.