Astronomers See Braided Magnetic Fields Above a Sunspot
Thanks to increasingly high-resolution images of the Sun, researchers are catching magnetic reconnection as it happens.
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Forever Alone: A Black Hole Destined to Stay Too Big
Astrobites reports on a black hole that’s far too massive for its host galaxy, and whether this system could ever reach “normal” proportions.
Featured Image: A Treasure Trove of Strong Lenses
Using a neural network, researchers have discovered 3,500 candidate strong gravitational lenses in data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument.
Pulling Back the Curtain on DART Ejecta
After the DART spacecraft smashed into Dimorphos, a cloud of ejecta expanded outward. A recent study builds a 3D reconstruction of the ejecta and determines that it’s more complex than previous models considered.
Black Hole Baby Photos: JWST and Chandra Observe M31-2014-DS1
Did the disappearance of a star in the Andromeda Galaxy signal the creation of a black hole? New infrared and X-ray data help to discern what remained after the star disappeared.
Astronomers Hate Them! This Star Formation Ingredient Makes Clusters Look 300 Million Years Older
Astrobites reports on how astronomers are using JWST to figure out if star clusters are really as old as they seem.
Ursa Major III/UNIONS 1: Dwarf Galaxy or Star Cluster?
Researchers investigate whether the Milky Way’s smallest known satellite is a tiny dwarf galaxy or a star cluster.
Monthly Roundup: Updates on Three Notable Transients
What’s new with AT 2024wpp, GRB 250702B, and GW231123? Get updates on these three exceptional astrophysical transients in today’s Monthly Roundup.
Do Black Hole Flares Generate Neutrinos?
Researchers search for a connection between short-lived black hole accretion events and neutrinos — elusive, neutral, nearly massless particles.
Ia’m Just Getting Started: A Type Ia Supernova’s First Day
Astrobites reports on simulations that might help astronomers identify double-detonation supernovae early in their evolution.
Featured Image: Rare Giant Galaxies
How do giant low-surface-brightness galaxies form? New research investigates two galactic specimens to search for clues.
Satellite Surplus Around Dwarf Galaxy DDO 161
A satellite-rich dwarf galaxy poses a potential problem for current cosmological models.