Observing a Strange Pulsar in X-ray and Radio
Astrobites reports on the unusually behaving pulsar PSR J1023+0038.
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Little Eyes on Large Solar Motions
It seems like science is increasingly being done with advanced detectors on enormous ground- and space-based telescopes. One might wonder: is there anything left to learn from observations made with small telescopes?
A Neptune in the Nearby Hyades
Astrobites reports on a new Neptune-like planet discovered orbiting in a close binary system.
How A Black Hole Lights Up Its Surroundings
How do the supermassive black holes that live at the centers of galaxies influence their environments?
Trapping Dust to Form Planets
Growing a planet from a dust grain is hard work! A new study explores how vortices in protoplanetary disks can assist this process.
Featured Image: Mixing Chemicals in Stars
How do stars mix chemicals in their interiors, leading to the abundances we measure at their surfaces?
Is S0-2 a Binary Star?
The most exciting discoveries in astronomy all have something in common: they let us marvel at the fact that nature obeys laws of physics. Astrobites reports on the star S0-2, one of these exciting discoveries.
Neutron-Star Merger Detected By Many Eyes and Ears
It’s rare that science progresses forward in a giant leap, with years of theories confirmed in one fell swoop. The simultaneous detection of a neutron-star merger in gravitational waves and photons marks one of these leaps.
WorldWide Telescope Hits the Web
Astronomers, have you missed out on WorldWide Telescope (WWT) because you’re not on a Windows computer? Good news: WWT can now be accessed via a web interface.
Exploring Our Low-Mass Neighbors
Taking advantage of a program offered by the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, an undergraduate class has observed local dwarf galaxies to learn about their properties.
Biography of a Galaxy: Uncovering Star Formation Histories
Astrobites reports on the story of star formation in different galaxies.
The Prospect of Neutrinos with Gravitational Waves
Will we be able to combine observations of neutrinos and gravitational waves in the future to provide a deeper picture of astrophysical events?