Eros Vanzella et al 2023 ApJ 945 53

Massive young star clusters identified in JWST observations of a highly lensed galaxy might be the precursors to the metal-poor globular clusters seen in the universe today.

Jae-Woo Lee 2023 ApJL 948 L16

Research continues to show that seemingly simple globular clusters are actually composed of multiple populations of stars, as is the case for Messier 92, which contains a centrally concentrated metal-poor population.

Xi-Hong Luo et al 2023 ApJS 266 16

Pulsars — rapidly spinning cores of exploded stars — are the best timepieces in the universe, and their regular pulses can be used to aid in spacecraft navigation.

Erin E. Flowers and Christopher F. Chyba 2023 Planet. Sci. J. 4 127

Laboratory experiments and simulations suggest that meteoroids streaking through the thick, nitrogen- and carbon-rich atmosphere of Saturn’s moon Titan can generate a small but significant amount of organic molecules.

Jiahui Huang et al 2023 ApJ 945 57

Simulations suggest that the disk of material that forms around a stellar-mass black hole as it accretes gas from its surroundings is supported by magnetic pressure and is thermally stable.

Themiya Nanayakkara et al 2023 ApJL 947 L26

Many galaxies with redshifts between 4 and 7 observed by JWST appear to be blue and dustless, supporting the picture of dust within galaxies building up over cosmic time.