Discovering the Building Blocks of Nuclear Star Clusters
A new look at 20 years of multi-wavelength data has revealed a triplet system of star clusters hidden in a galaxy center. Astrobites reports.
A new look at 20 years of multi-wavelength data has revealed a triplet system of star clusters hidden in a galaxy center. Astrobites reports.
New measurements of a nearby star with a wide-orbit planet provide insight into how solar systems form.
How does the overall gravitational influence of the solar system affect smaller bodies within it?
Astrobites reports on the TESS discovery of two transiting brown dwarfs to fill in the “brown dwarf desert”.
Neutron star or black hole? That’s the question scientists are asking about the latest gravitational-wave detection from the LIGO and Virgo observatories.
New research suggests the familiar red supergiant Betelgeuse may be the outcome of one star in a binary pair consuming the other.
In a new study, scientists explore the relationship between two especially nearby asteroids in preparation for a future fly-by mission.
A new study may have identified a powerful cosmic accelerator in our galaxy.
How do you form Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars? Astrobites reports on the birth of our terrestrial planets.
What can we learn about the large-scale properties of our universe from Type Ia supernovae? The answer may depend on the shared traits of supernova siblings.
A recent study presents radio observations of a very rare object — a disk of dust and gas surrounding a triple star system.
As we take today to reflect, learn, and take action to eradicate anti-Black racism in the astronomical sciences, Astrobites has some suggestions and resources.