How We Might Spot Biosignatures in the Solar System
Researchers test an instrument’s ability to detect a certain class of biosignature molecules, potentially providing a way to detect life in the hidden oceans of icy solar system moons.
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JWST Takes a Peek at the First-Ever Galaxies
Astrobites reports on brand new data that could force us to rethink how galaxies formed and evolved in the early universe.
Featured Image: The Making of the First JWST Images
How did those iconic first images from JWST come to be? Members of the JWST Early Release Observations committee describe the process from brainstorming to broadcasting.
Five Snippets of Supernova Science
What’s the latest in the field of supernova research? Five recent articles tackle different aspects of these exploding stars.
Researchers Find Hot, Dense Water Vapor in a Protoplanetary Disk
Astronomers speculate on the origins of water emission lines in the spectrum of VV Corona Australis A.
The Haunting of Boötes’s Backyard
Astrobites reports on a ghostly stellar stream that haunts the outskirts of the Milky Way.
Does What a Black Hole Eats Affect Its Appearance?
When supermassive black holes gulp down gas, the superheated gas shines across the electromagnetic spectrum. Could the composition of this gas affect the radiation we observe?
First Light (and First Flight) for a New Solar Instrument
The Extreme-ultraviolet Snapshot Imaging Spectrograph (ESIS) may help researchers understand the complex region between the Sun’s lower and upper atmosphere.
Young, Cool, and on Edge: An Unstable Protoplanetary Disk
Astrobites reports on an investigation of a protoplanetary disk that might prove to be one of the youngest disks to exhibit gravitational instability.
Through the Looking GLASS with JWST
The deepest extragalactic data from the JWST Early-Release Science program come into focus in research articles published today in the Astrophysical Journal Letters.
Featured Image: Navigating Turbulence Around an Active Young Star
Modelers explore how explosions of stellar plasma affect the passage of high-energy particles.
New Life for Lunar Seismic Data
Fifty years ago, planetary scientists curated a trove of seismic data sent back from the Moon. Today, those data are getting another life in a new public archive.