Welcome to AAS Media Fellow Lexi Gault and Farewell to Ben Cassese
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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?
Black Hole Fireworks: Tidal Disruption Events Light Up Supermassive Black Holes
Astrobites reports on the radio signals from stars being ripped apart by supermassive black holes.
The Quest to Watch a Supernova in Real Time
Recent upgrades to a powerful neutrino detector may help us spot future nearby supernovae before they burst onto the scene in visible light.
Monthly Roundup: Rings, Chains, and Bubbles
From planetary systems to colliding galaxies, the universe is full of intricate structures. This month’s roundup examines where three vastly different types of structures come from.
A Baby Planet Reveals Its Hiding Place
Researchers find even more evidence for planets forming in the disk around TW Hydrae, the nearest protoplanetary disk to Earth.
Teamwork Makes the Intensity-Mapping Dream Work
Astrobites reports on research that brings together data from multiple wavelengths to make a detection of distant 21-cm radiation.
Featured Image: A 5D Map of the Milky Way
Data made mesmerizing: check out this swirling visualization of 170 million stars in the Milky Way.
Plotting the Course, a Billion Miles Away
NASA is going to send a robot to Uranus someday. When it gets there, how close should it fly to the surface?
The Hubble Ultra-Deep Field, 15 Years Later
The venerable Hubble Space Telescope recently revisited the famous Ultra-Deep Field. How has this patch of sky changed since it was first photographed?