Ryo Suetsugu et al 2016 AJ 151 140
Planetesimals captured by disks around gas giants typically spiral rapidly into the planet. Planetesimal orbits that are initially retrograde decay faster, and high gas drag can turn them to prograde orbits.
Lucio Mayer et al 2016 ApJ 823 L36
3D simulations of protoplanetary disks show that ALMA has the capability to detect the overdense spiral arms and clumps representing precursors to the formation of gas giant planets.
P. B. Rimmer and Ch Helling 2016 ApJS 224 9
According to recent astrobiological experiments in which varied chemical conditions are irradiated with UV light, more glycine is produced when ammonia and methane are present.
M. Ackermann et al 2016 ApJ 823 L2
A detailed study of the Fermi-LAT observations relevant to the recent LIGO gravitational-wave detection found no gamma-ray counterparts to GW150914.
H. Nayyeri et al 2016 ApJ 823 17
77 candidate gravitationally lensed dusty star-forming galaxies have been detected. These galaxies make ideal tools for studying the detailed properties of starburst phenomena in distant galaxies.
Michael J. Koss et al 2016 ApJ 824 L4
The superior spatial resolution of NuSTAR above 10 keV allowed for the detection of dual active galactic nuclei (AGN) in the source SWIFT J2028.5+2543. This pair has a projected separation of 25.3 kpc.