Featured Image: The Simulated Collapse of a Core
This stunning snapshot is from a complex computer simulation of a core-collapse supernova.
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2016 AAS WorldWide Telescope Competition
Want to share astronomy by making a tour, interactive experience, or video using WorldWide Telescope? You should — and then you should enter it in the first WorldWide Telescope Competition!
A Pulsar and White Dwarf in an Unexpected Orbit
The eccentric orbit of a low-mass white dwarf around a millisecond pulsar defies expectations of how binaries like this form.
A Long Time Ago Around a Star Far, Far Away…
Astrobites reports on one of the most distant planets ever discovered, at nearly 10,000 light-years away from Earth.
Flying Through Dust From Asteroids
What if we could learn more about an asteroid near Earth without needing to land on it? We can — by flying through its dust!
The Shape of Superluminous Supernovae
What drives the tremendous explosions of superluminous supernovae? New observations of their geometry might provide clues.
Narrowing the Search After Gravitational-Wave Detections
Can we spot electromagnetic counterparts to gravitational waves? A new algorithm might narrow down the search.
Evolution in the Stellar Nursery
Astrobites reports on the dusty environments where stars are born: do baby stars prefer hot or cold surroundings?
Featured Image: A Looping Stellar Stream
This negative image of NGC 5907 reveals the faint stellar stream that encircles the galaxy, forming loops around it — a fossil of a recent merger.
48th DPS/11th EPSC Meeting: Day 4
This week we’re at the DPS/EPSC meeting in Pasadena, California, exploring the latest developments in the field of planetary science. Here are the highlights from Day 4!
48th DPS/11th EPSC Meeting: Day 3
This week we’re at the DPS/EPSC meeting in Pasadena, California, exploring the latest developments in the field of planetary science. Here are the highlights from Day 3!
48th DPS/11th EPSC Meeting: Day 2
This week we’re at the DPS/EPSC meeting in Pasadena, California, exploring the latest developments in the field of planetary science. Here are the highlights from Day 2!