Eclipses of a Scalding Hot Planet
What’s the atmosphere like on the hottest planet we’ve ever discovered? A new study suggests this toasty world may also be cloudless.
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Taking Note of Molecules in Space
What do methylidyne, cyanamide, vinyl alcohol, and rugbyballene all have in common? They’re all molecules that have been detected in space.
Living a (Solar System) Lifetime in Color
What can the colors of Kuiper Belt Objects tell us about how our solar system formed and evolved? Astrobites reports.
Can Blue Stragglers Be Used to Tell Time?
What’s a blue straggler? Hint: It’s not a person coming in to work late on a Monday. In fact, these stars might be pretty good at keeping track of time.
Are Fast Radio Bursts from Flaring Magnetars?
Could the mysterious fast radio burst signal FRB 121102 be emitted from a flaring, highly magnetic neutron star?
Mixing up a Batch of Stars
Astrobites reports on what certain carbon-enhanced, metal-poor stars reveal about the history of the universe.