Do Dwarf Galaxy Collisions Start or Stop Star Formation? Yes.
While collisions between dwarf galaxies usually result in bursts of star formation, new research suggests that galaxy interactions can also make star formation shut off.
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When Stars, Disks, and Black Holes Meet, Outbursts Follow
New research explores how a star colliding with a disk of gas around a supermassive black hole might give rise to the quasi-periodic eruptions seen in certain galaxies.
Sednoids: Echoes of a Rogue Planet in the Early Solar System?
Astrobites reports on the possibility that an ancient rogue planet is responsible for the unusual orbits of a trio of solar system objects called sednoids.
Featured Image: Minidisks in Massive Binaries
Researchers investigate the behavior of minidisks: the small disks of gas that collect around the individual supermassive black holes in a binary pair.
Supernova Nickel and Neural Nets
To speed up their models of supernovae, astronomers are turning to neural networks for an AI-assist.
Hold On to Your Atmospheres: How Planet Size Affects Atmospheric Escape
New research challenges expectations that the smaller a planet is, the faster it will lose its atmosphere when exposed to fierce stellar winds and intense radiation.
Ripples in Time: The Transient Nature of Mysterious M Stars
Astrobites reports on a class of stars known as complex periodic variables and the possible causes of their variations.
Have We Found a Direct Descendant of the First Stars?
A metal-poor star in the Milky Way’s halo may have formed from the remains of the very first stars to flicker into existence, opening a window into the properties of our universe’s original stars.
Monthly Roundup: Discovering, Modeling, and Characterizing Pulsars
Dive into three recent research articles that explore how pulsars are detected, where their pulses come from, and how they interact with their surroundings.
Magnetic Last Moments
Brown dwarfs unlucky enough to orbit black widow pulsars can’t survive forever, and recent radio observations are providing new insights into their untimely ends.
Does Active Galactic Nucleus Feedback Cause Our Universe to Take a Cosmic Afternoon Nap?
Astrobites reports on an investigation into whether active galactic nucleus feedback can shut down star formation in galaxies.
JWST Photographs Possible Giant Planets Around White Dwarfs
Researchers may have spotted two giant exoplanets around white dwarfs, providing evidence that the giant planets in our solar system will survive the Sun’s red giant phase.