Merger Partners? Maybe.
Could the participants in binary black hole mergers be picky about who they merge with?
Could the participants in binary black hole mergers be picky about who they merge with?
New observations confirm a long-theorized link between galaxy mergers and the launch of powerful relativistic jets.
Astrobites reports on a unique system called TOI-1130, which contains both a hot Jupiter and a mini-Neptune.
Scientists have now carefully weighed the most massive distant galaxy cluster known.
What’s going on inside the atmosphere of KELT-9b, the hottest exoplanet known? New observations give us a look.
Do mid-sized black holes exist? A new study has found solid evidence of an intermediate mass black hole indulging in a snack.
Astrobites reports on how sailing spaceships could be propelled by photons and particles from astrophysical sources, potentially approaching the speed of light.
What can the metal-enriched gas surrounding distant galaxies tell us about how our universe evolved after the first sources of light appeared?
Fast radio bursts are odd signals with (so far) unknown sources. Could binary neutron star systems play a role in this mystery?
The Planetary Science Journal has officially published its first issue. Read on for a look at the first articles included!
Astrobites reports on the challenge of sorting galaxies. New evidence suggests that, much like Harry Potter, the Sombrero galaxy may fit into more than one category.
Observations of the gas in the disks around young stars may provide new evidence for the presence of hidden planets.