Exploring Filaments on the Sun
Images of the Sun’s chromosphere often reveal dark threads cutting across the Sun’s face. New research explores the structure of one such solar filament.
Images of the Sun’s chromosphere often reveal dark threads cutting across the Sun’s face. New research explores the structure of one such solar filament.
M dwarfs are known to be active, flaring stars. Astrobites reports on whether this radiation could potentially fuel life instead of destroying it.
The NuSTAR spacecraft’s X-ray view has revealed new details about a particularly extreme supernova remnant.
Could icy planetesimals roaming the galaxy act as seeds for planet formation?
Astronomers have used a telescope that spans the globe to capture the first detailed images of a black hole.
Astrobites reports on what the hunt for nitrogen-bearing molecules in nearby protoplanetary disks has revealed.
These beautiful Hubble images reveal the Cosmic Horseshoe, an example of strong gravitational lensing.
What’s the eventual fate of our universe? New results from Dark Energy Survey supernovae address this and other questions.
What drives the rapid flickering in the jets that are produced in some powerful, high-energy explosions?
Astrobites reports on how the discovery of medium-sized black holes allows us to trace the history of the giant black holes in the center of galaxies.
Up-close photos show that Ryugu is shaped like a spinning top. Can this asteroid’s history explain its structure?
Astronomers have observed an unusual stellar explosion. What makes this event different from other supernovae?