The Aftermath of Neutron Star Mergers
What does the afterglow of a binary neutron star merger look like? Simulations can give us a fairly good approximation.
What does the afterglow of a binary neutron star merger look like? Simulations can give us a fairly good approximation.
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New images reveal the role played by whirling magnetic fields in the shrouded centers of clouds forming baby massive stars.
CU Virginis emits beams of radio waves like a pulsar — so what’s going on in its magnetosphere? Astrobites reports.
Scientists are using a powerful telescope to hunt for planets in our nearest star system, Alpha Centauri AB.
Astrobites reports the latest updates from a neutron star collision that happened more than 3 years ago.
After careful testing and calibration, the Chandrayaan-2 mission is now providing valuable information about the Moon.
With data from the Gaia satellite and spectroscopic surveys, machine learning can fill in gaps in our knowledge of how stars move.
New research has explored the populations of black holes involved in catastrophic, gravitational-wave-emitting collisions — and an interesting pattern has emerged.
Astrobites reports on the closest look yet at the mysterious outflows from high-mass newborn stars.
A new study explores what we can learn from planets that are misaligned with their stars.