Understanding the Origin and Arrival Rates of Interstellar Objects
Where do interstellar objects come from? And how many should we expect to find every year? Astrobites reports.
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Featured Image: Signs of Accreting Exomoons?
How do you pollute a white dwarf with rare beryllium? The answer may involve the moons of giant planets.
Searching the Surroundings of a Fast Radio Burst
Recent observations have revealed the detailed surroundings of a nearby fast radio burst.
Discovery of a Mystery Hidden in Chamaeleon
A deep dive into data archives recently resulted in a serendipitous discovery: the unusual erupting source CN Cha.
Have We Found the Closest Extragalactic Fast Radio Burst?
A newly discovered fast radio burst lies in the direction of the galaxy M81. Astrobites reports on where it might call home.
Spotting a Faint Escaping Atmosphere
New observations show the low-density exoplanet HAT-P-18b struggling to hold on to its atmosphere as it’s blasted with high-energy radiation from its nearby host.
AAS Publishing News: An Interview with the AAS Journals Data Editors
Our AAS journals data editors help authors make their data accessible, attractive, long-lived, and useful to other scientists. Read on to meet them and find out how!
Gravitational Waves Shed Light on How Heavy a Neutron Star Can Be
Recent gravitational-wave events are providing new insight into the maximum mass a neutron star can achieve before collapsing into a black hole.
Smashing Neutrons: On the Origin of Extreme r-Process Enhanced Stars
Heavy elements require extreme conditions to be produced. Astrobites explores three unique stars that may give us additional clues to how that happens.
Featured Image: Decline of a Young Planetary Nebula
The youngest known planetary nebula has faded dramatically in the last couple decades.
To Make Measurements of Elusive Magnetic Fields
Could we directly observe the magnetic fields associated with certain types of solar activity?
Exploding Stars in Black Hole Disks
Recent work explores whether we can detect the signatures of fiery explosions from dying stars in disks around supermassive black holes.