A Recurring Character: RS Oph Shines Again in X-Rays
Hello again, RS Oph! What can X-ray observations tell us about one of the only known recurrent novae in the Milky Way?
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Chasing a Solar Filament
Astronomers combine spectra and images to track a strand of solar plasma as it escapes from the Sun’s atmosphere.
Meteorites Reveal Radioactive Heating in Asteroids
Meteorites that rain down on Earth provide a way to study the building blocks of the solar system. What can meteorites tell us about their parent asteroids?
If You Like OIR-Dark Galaxies, Here’s Two MORA!
Astrobites reports on two dusty star-forming galaxies, which are likely high redshift and appear dark in the optical and near-infrared.
A Magnetar Bursting with Mysteries
What caused the change in behavior of a certain magnetar? Crustal chaos, or magnetic field shifts?
Seeking Protostellar Companions in Orion
A team of astronomers has used sensitive radio arrays to probe the depths of dusty clouds and investigate the earliest stages of star formation.
The CHIME is Now for Fast Radio Bursts
Astrobites reports on the new CHIME/FRB catalog, which includes 536 fast radio bursts and a number of exciting new sources.
Clues from Quasars in the Early Universe
The most luminous objects in the universe can help us understand how supermassive black holes gained mass in the earliest galaxies.
Galactic Chemistry with Solar Twins
Astronomers study remarkably Sun-like stars to understand how the Milky Way gets its heavy metals.
Can Gravitational Waves Tell Us How Binary Black Holes Form?
Elusive black hole binaries can arise from isolated pairs of stars or in the heart of dense star clusters — and gravitational waves can reveal their secrets.
Atmospheres of Small Planets Through a Big Telescope
Astrobites reports on what JWST might bring for detections of biosignatures in the atmospheres of exoplanets.
Featured Image: Magnetic Fields and Solar Outflows
New models of the Sun’s magnetic field seek to solve a long-standing conflict between simulations and spacecraft observations.