Featured Image: A Slow-Spinning X-Ray Pulsar
A pulsar in the Andromeda galaxy has recently been caught in the act of being “recycled” by a companion.
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Hunting Elusive SPRITEs with Spitzer
Spitzer has discovered several unusual flare-ups in nearby galaxies. What caused these mysterious events?
Microlensing Discovery of an Earth-Mass Planet
An Earth-mass planet has recently been discovered around a star so small it may not even be a star!
Cradles of Massive Stars
Astrobites reports on the formation of baby massive stars in nearby star-forming region W51.
Worlds Without Moons
The potential for liquid water is not the only factor when determining a planet’s habitability. One important consideration: whether the planet has a moon.
An Exploration of Dusty Galaxies
New measurements of a sample of dusty, star-forming galaxies have allowed us to learn more about the universe in its early years.
What Shaped Elias 2-27’s Disk?
The young star Elias 2-27 is surrounded by a massive disk with spectacular spiral arms. A new study examines what caused its appearance.
Samples and Statistics: Distinguishing Populations of Hot Jupiters in a Growing Dataset
Astrobites reports on how statistics can be used to distinguish between populations of hot Jupiters in a large sample.
Featured Image: Globular Cluster Orbits
The release of data from Gaia has allowed us to improve our understanding of the globular clusters that orbit the Milky Way.
Habitability of the TRAPPIST-1 System
A new study challenges the habitability of the seven Earth-sized, terrestrial planets discovered around the M-dwarf star TRAPPIST-1.
New Discoveries Fill the Quasar Gap
Quasars are cleverly camouflaged at some high redshifts, making them tough to spot. Now there’s a way to detect these distant monsters in spite of their disguise.
Baby Galaxies Blowing Bubbles
Astrobites reports on the galaxies that blew the first ionized bubbles in the early universe, ending the Dark Ages.