Looking for a Dragonfly in the Sky
Astrobites reports on a new study of the Dragonfly pulsar wind nebula — a possible source of particles with energies up to a quadrillion electronvolts!
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Spotlight on Machine Learning in Astrophysics
Machine learning is increasingly popular in many fields of science, including astrophysics. Today’s post takes a look at how machine-learning techniques have been used in three research areas.
DPS–EPSC 2023: Day 4
Day 4 of the meeting brought an overview of Hubble observations of the giant planets and a debate about the presence of liquid water beneath Mars’s south polar deposits.
DPS–EPSC 2023: Day 3
On day 3, presenters tackled machine-learning challenges, icy planets and moons were scrutinized, and solar system images from JWST stole the show.
DPS–EPSC 2023: Day 2
Plenary lectures on the second day of the joint AAS Division for Planetary Sciences and Europlanet Science Congress meeting brought insights into small solar system bodies, an asteroid redirection test, and the connection between comets and meteor showers.
DPS–EPSC 2023: Day 1
We’re tuning in to this year’s joint meeting of the AAS Division for Planetary Sciences and the Europlanet Science Congress. Check out our summary of plenary sessions and press conferences on Day 1!
Could We Detect the Merger of Stellar-Mass and Supermassive Black Holes?
The gravitational waves emitted by stellar-mass black holes merging with one member of a supermassive black hole binary might be a prominent target for upcoming observatories like LISA.
How Did Arrokoth Get Its Mounds?
The New Horizons spacecraft flew by the Kuiper Belt object Arrokoth more than four years ago. Today, this fascinating, lumpy, bi-lobed object still holds plenty of mysteries.
Getting to Know the Supernova Next Door: SN 2023ixf
SN 2023ixf, which was discovered in May 2023 in the Pinwheel Galaxy, is the nearest extragalactic supernova observed in almost a decade. What did early data tell us about the event?
Spotting Close-In Giant Planets with Spectroscopy
Astrobites reports on a way to find giant planets so close to their host stars that they’re usually obscured by the star’s glare.
Featured Image: A Rare X-ray Binary in a Starburst Galaxy
Researchers have identified the optical counterpart to an X-ray binary system, giving us clues about the nature of this extreme star system.
A Forge Without Iron
If you wanted to know what’s in the air of a lava planet, it wouldn’t be a good idea to go visit in person. Luckily, astronomers don’t have to.