Making Realistic Nebulae from Fractal Gas
Researchers use fractal geometry for the first time to simulate realistic emission nebulae around hot young stars.
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Caught in a Solar Storm on the Way to Mars
Spacecraft at Earth and on the way to Mars witnessed the same solar storm. What can this event tell us about how high-energy particles navigate the solar system?
New Stellar Biography of the Triangulum Galaxy Just Released
Astrobites reports on efforts to map the in-depth star formation history of one of our galactic neighbors.
Evidence for a Hidden Planet in IM Lupi’s Disk
Could a giant planet cause the kinks and spirals seen in the disk around a young star?
Micro Tidal Disruption Events in Massive Black Hole Disks
What happens when stars and stellar-mass black holes meet in the disks surrounding supermassive black holes?
Can You Explain These Long, Dark Gaps in Your Cosmological Resume?
Astrobites reports on how dark gaps in quasar spectra can help fill in gaps in our knowledge of reionization.
New Results from a Survey of Active Galactic Nuclei
A new special issue of the Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series introduces the second data release of an expansive spectroscopic survey.
Featured Image: A Bar in the Andromeda Galaxy
Researchers present new evidence that our galactic neighbor, Andromeda, hosts a central bar of stars.
Studying Solar BEARs in Their Natural Habitat
Researchers study some of the smallest solar active regions to understand what makes them release microflares.
When Planets Collect Comets
Exoplanets might ensnare comets that pass too close. Which planets are the likeliest comet catchers, and what would this mean for our interpretations of exoplanet composition?
A Tale of Three Rs: Radio, R-process, and collapsaRs!
Astrobites reports on a radio-wavelength search for heavy metals from special supernovae called collapsars.
Can Shock Waves Create the Conditions for Molecule Formation?
An outflowing jet from a young protostellar system at the heart of a dark, dusty cloud is one of the best places to study interstellar chemistry.