New Evidence for a Middleweight Black Hole
Do mid-sized black holes exist? A new study has found solid evidence of an intermediate mass black hole indulging in a snack.
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Interstellar Travel with Sailing (Space) Ships
Astrobites reports on how sailing spaceships could be propelled by photons and particles from astrophysical sources, potentially approaching the speed of light.
Distant Metals Reveal the Universe’s Evolution
What can the metal-enriched gas surrounding distant galaxies tell us about how our universe evolved after the first sources of light appeared?
Signals from Neutron Star Binaries
Fast radio bursts are odd signals with (so far) unknown sources. Could binary neutron star systems play a role in this mystery?
Planetary Studies from a New Journal
The Planetary Science Journal has officially published its first issue. Read on for a look at the first articles included!
Good Luck Sorting This Hat
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.
Featured Image: Evidence for Planets in Disks?
Observations of the gas in the disks around young stars may provide new evidence for the presence of hidden planets.
Learning from LIGO’s Second Binary Neutron Star Detection
LIGO’s second observation of colliding neutron stars carries with it some interesting uncertainties and implications.
Cloudy Challenges to Exploring Exoplanet Atmospheres
A new study explores how clouds might affect our ability to search for signs of water vapor in potentially habitable planet atmospheres.
An Iced Cosmic-Ray Macchiato
We know the universe is filled with highly energetic particles. Astrobites reports on how a shot of caffeine could boost them to their extreme energies.
A Star-Bursting Galaxy Born from the Collision of Dwarfs
What happens when the large-scale drama of a violent galaxy merger plays out on small scales for a pair of dwarf galaxies?
CHIME Detects Even More Repeating Bursts
The discovery of nine more repeating fast radio bursts brings us a little closer to understanding their origin.