Featured Image: Untangling the Galaxy
Did you know that the stars around us are organized into a tangle of strings? Gaia is helping us sort out the threads.
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Letting Lithium Live It Up
Some stars appear to accumulate lithium on their surfaces as they age. What could be causing this enrichment?
Solar Wind Takes Up Mercury’s Mantle
Mercury is the smallest planet but has the largest core relative to its size. Astrobites reports on whether the solar wind is to blame.
Do We Have the Abell-ity to Find a Recoiling Black Hole in A2261-BCG?
What powers the core of the bright galaxy A2261-BCG? Astrobites reports on whether it’s a recoiling black hole.
A Companion for Regulus
A new study may have revealed a previously undetected partner in a nearby stellar dance.
The Eventual Fate of Our Solar System
Do you ever wonder how our solar system’s going to end? You’re not the only one — and a team of scientists has now explored this question in detail.
Red Dead Evolution
Most galaxies don’t change on noticeable timescales — but Astrobites reports on some galaxies that completely transform themselves in just the first two billion years of the universe.
Featured Image: To Heat a White Dwarf
Simulations explore whether clusters of neon might be to blame for mysteriously warm white dwarfs.
A Terrestrial-Mass Planet on the Run?
A recent study has identified what may be the first terrestrial-mass rogue world we’ve spotted drifting through the galaxy.
Making Waves on the Sun
Sinuous, undulating waves in the Earth’s atmosphere play a large role in driving the weather patterns on our planet. Is this also happening on the Sun?
Around Half of Sun-Like Stars Could Host Potentially Habitable Worlds
What’s the occurrence rate of potentially habitable exoplanets around Sun-like stars? Astrobites reports.
ASKAP Finds a Real-Time Radio Burst, but No Glow
ASKAP is on the hunt for emission before and after a fast radio burst — which may prove key to unraveling the mystery of these explosions’ origins.