Prior Clues of Internal Activity on Pluto
New Horizons scientists predicted that Pluto may have subsurface activity — even before any data came back from the mission.
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Spin Complicates Eccentric BH-NS Mergers
When a neutron star has a glancing encounter with a black hole, its spin has a significant effect on the outcome.
Planet Imager Discovers Young Kuiper Belt
A debris disk just discovered around a nearby star is the closest thing yet seen to a young version of the Kuiper belt.
And the Title for Densest Galaxy Goes To…
Two recently-discovered objects now hold the title of the densest galaxy and the densest free-floating stellar system ever observed.
AAS Publishing News: Astronomical Software Citation Workshop
Do you wish there were a better way of citing, sharing, archiving, or discovering software for astronomy research? Share your input!
ALMA Debuts High-Resolution Results
The exciting results of the highest-resolution test campaign yet attempted by ALMA are detailed in a recent set of four papers.