An Update on the Mysterious Flashes of FRB 180916
Four recent studies have detailed some of the latest observations and theories of FRB 180916, a periodically repeating fast radio burst.
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Spectral Line Survey Reveals New Molecules in Two Protoplanetary Disks
Astrobites reports on a new look at the chemistry of two nearby protoplanetary disks.
Featured Image: Clinging to an Atmosphere
Could TOI-700 d, an Earth-sized planet in the habitable zone of an early-type M-dwarf star, have held on to its atmosphere over long timescales?
A Young Population of Hidden Jets
A new study has revealed hidden young, powerful jets flung from around supermassive black holes in the distant universe.
Discovering the Building Blocks of Nuclear Star Clusters
A new look at 20 years of multi-wavelength data has revealed a triplet system of star clusters hidden in a galaxy center. Astrobites reports.
Alignment of a Star and a Planet
New measurements of a nearby star with a wide-orbit planet provide insight into how solar systems form.
Orbits Evolving Under Gravity
How does the overall gravitational influence of the solar system affect smaller bodies within it?
Transiting Brown Dwarfs from TESS
Astrobites reports on the TESS discovery of two transiting brown dwarfs to fill in the “brown dwarf desert”.
LIGO-Virgo’s New Find Shakes Things Up
Neutron star or black hole? That’s the question scientists are asking about the latest gravitational-wave detection from the LIGO and Virgo observatories.
Featured Image: Forming Betelgeuse from a Stellar Merger
New research suggests the familiar red supergiant Betelgeuse may be the outcome of one star in a binary pair consuming the other.
Exploring Links Between Nearby Asteroids
In a new study, scientists explore the relationship between two especially nearby asteroids in preparation for a future fly-by mission.
Spotted: A Galactic PeVatron?
A new study may have identified a powerful cosmic accelerator in our galaxy.