Anne J. Verbiscer et al 2018 ApJL 852 L35
New Horizons’ observations of Pluto’s largest two moons suggest that Nix and Hydra scatter visible light preferentially in the forward direction, unlike most icy satellites in the outer solar system.
Sofia-Paraskevi Moschou et al 2017 ApJ 850 191
A coronal mass ejection may have been the cause of the observed continuous X-ray absorption of the 1997 August 30 superflare on the eclipsing binary Algol (known as the Demon Star).
Jason Rhodes et al 2017 ApJS 233 21
LSST’s high-cadence, deep optical photometry will combine well with Euclid’s high-resolution optical photometry and near-IR photometry and spectroscopy to address a wide range of astrophysical questions.
Caroline V. Morley et al 2017 ApJ 850 121
Dedicated campaigns should be undertaken to measure the atmospheres of the nine transiting Earth-sized planets around nearby late-M dwarfs; they are strong candidates for measurements with JWST.
Catherine B. Olkin et al 2017 AJ 154 258
New high-resolution color maps of Pluto from New Horizons data show the surface color variation — from the red terrain near the equators, to the blue terrain of East Tombaugh Regio, to yellow at the north pole.
R. P. Mignani et al 2017 ApJL 851 L10
ALMA observations of the Vela pulsar — the first pulsar detected with ALMA — indicate that coherent pulsar emission extends to the sub-mm range; transition to incoherent processes occurs at shorter wavelengths.