Watching Solar Flares Heat Up
What happens just as a solar flare gets going? A recent study uses X-ray data to shine a light on an early stage in the life cycle of solar flares.
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The Search for the First Stars to Light Up the Universe
Astrobites reports on whether JWST is capable of achieving one of its main goals: finding the very first stars in the universe.
Featured Image: Slime Mold Shows the Way
A new algorithm inspired by the intricate filaments of slime mold connects galaxies and reveals the structure of the cosmic web.
Hunting for a Target on the Fly
New Horizons’ next target beyond Pluto was discovered mid-flight in a search that forged a path for present-day planetary science. A recent publication reviews this hunt and tells the story of this remarkable discovery.
Evaporating Stars, Magnetars, and Bumpy Supernova Light Curves
Some supernovae have bumps in their light curves. New research shows that unusual binary systems containing a magnetar and an unlucky companion star can explain some of these bumps.
It’s An Eyeball Summer, and Other Weird K/M-Dwarf Habitable Climate Tales
Astrobites reports on the climates of planets orbiting stars that are smaller, cooler, and more common than Sun-like stars.
Homing In on Host Galaxies of Fast Radio Bursts
Researchers have detected about a thousand powerful yet fleeting radio signals called fast radio bursts. What do the home galaxies of these bursts tell us about where they come from?
Complex Composition: The Origins of J1010+2358
Stars hundreds of times the mass of the Sun likely formed during the universe’s debut into star formation. Could the star J1010+2358 be a direct descendant of one of these elusive first-generation massive stars?
Welcome to AAS Media Fellow Lexi Gault and Farewell to Ben Cassese
Please join us in saying farewell to our 2022–2024 AAS Media Fellow and welcoming our new Fellow to the team!
Can We Please Have the Black Hole Origin Story?
Astrobites reports on a hunt for intermediate-mass black holes and what this search tells us about how black holes formed in the early universe.
The Odds of the Unthinkable
An asteroid named Apophis is almost definitely going to miss Earth during a close flyby in 2029. But could it be diverted onto a more dangerous path through a collision with a smaller asteroid before then?
Finding a Friend for a Hot Jupiter
Hot Jupiter TOI-1480 b just got a new companion. What does this mean for how hot Jupiters form?