Unlocking the History of Messier 5
Precise measurements of hundreds of stars suggest that globular clusters aren’t as simple as theorized.
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Searching for Sunquakes
Astronomers go hunting for ripples in the solar photosphere in images from Solar Dynamics Observatory.
An Exoplanet Weigh-In Using Simple Dynamics
Astrobites reports on a directly imaged exoplanet that reveals its mass by tugging on its host star.
Featured Image: An Asymmetric Dark Matter Halo
As the Milky Way’s largest satellite galaxy passes by, it distorts the dark matter in our galaxy — and new simulations show how.
Have We Stumbled Upon the Hiding Place of the Earliest Stars in the Universe?
Astronomers may have finally uncovered the remnants of the oldest stars in the universe, hiding in the aftermath of an enormous explosion.
Welcome to AAS Media Fellow Haley Wahl and Farewell to Tarini Konchady
Please join us in saying farewell to our 2019–2021 AAS Media Fellow and welcoming our new Fellow to the team!
The Magnetic Menagerie of NGC 1097
Astrobites reports on the barred spiral galaxy NGC 1097, where there’s more to the magnetic field than meets the eye.
Merging Black Holes vs. Gas and Stars
When galaxies merge, their black holes can merge, too. What effect do stars and gas have on the merger of massive black holes?
DPS 53: Days 3, 4, and 5
This week we’re bringing you planetary science news from the 53rd AAS Division for Planetary Sciences meeting. Here are the highlights from Days 3, 4, and 5!
Featured Image: Asteroid Fragments on Display
Take a moment to peek inside a carbonaceous chondrite — a stony meteorite nearly unchanged since its formation billions of years ago.
DPS 53: Days 1 and 2
This week we’re bringing you planetary science news from the 53rd AAS Division for Planetary Sciences meeting. Here are the highlights from Days 1 and 2!
Where Does a Dragonfly Land?
Astrobites reports on the selection of a landing site for NASA’s upcoming Dragonfly mission, which is slated to arrive at Saturn’s haze-shrouded moon, Titan, in 2034.