Kevin B. Stevenson 2016 ApJ 817 L16
Based on published HST/WFC3 transmission spectra, a threshold for planet temperature and surface gravity is found that predicts whether the planet is more likely to have a clear or cloudy atmosphere.
Kazuhiro Hada et al 2016 ApJ 817 131
New high-sensitivity, high-resolution observations image the jet base in M87 down to ~10 Schwarzschild radii and suggest the presence of a well-ordered magnetic field and extreme rotation near the core.
Andrew J. Skemer et al 2016 ApJ 817 166
Observations of the ~500K atmosphere of GJ 504 b, the first T-dwarf exoplanet discovered, suggest a superstellar metallicity. This implies GJ 504 b formed like a planet, not a binary companion.
Kyle S. Dawson et al 2016 AJ 151 44
An overview of the early data from the 6-year eBOSS campaign to provide high-precision measurements of the distance-redshift relation and conduct other novel cosmological observations.
Sarah R. Loebman et al 2016 ApJ 818 L6
Simulations show that metal-rich stars form in the inner disk of the Milky Way and then migrate to the metal-poorer outer disk, explaning the shape change of the MW’s metallicity distribution function.
M. Mezcua et al 2016 ApJ 817 20
A study of Chandra data of ~50,000 dwarf starburst and late-type galaxies provides evidence that there may be a population of intermediate-mass black holes in dwarf starburst galaxies.