Abraham Loeb 2016 ApJ 819 L21
The Fermi-detected transient that followed GW150914 could be related if the binary black hole originated as a dumbbell configuration from the core of a collapsed, rapidly rotating massive star.
James F. Steiner et al 2016 ApJ 817 154
Chandra and NuSTAR data suggest the eclipsing X-ray binary IC 10 X–1 contains a black hole obscured during eclipse by a dense wind. X-ray continuum fitting provides a mass-dependent spin measurement.
Mark Brodwin et al 2016 ApJ 817 122
Chandra observations of the most massive galaxy cluster at z>1.5 provide a low upper limit on metallicity, demonstrate it’s a “cool core” cluster (the first known at z>1.2), and suggest a recent merger occurred.
David Vokrouhlický et al 2016 AJ 151 56
50% more members of the enigmatic Schulhof family — a group of unusually young asteroids around the main-belt body Schulhof — have been discovered, and a new family age of 800 Kyr is estimated.
Jillian M. Bellovary et al 2016 ApJ 819 L17
There are radii in supermassive black hole accretion disks where gas torques can trap migrating objects. At these radii, massive objects can accumulate, collide, scatter and accrete, affecting SMBH growth.
L. Bîrzan et al 2016 ApJ 817 129
Evidence for a pulsar wind nebula around the middle-aged pulsar PSR B0656+14 was found in Chandra data. Its unusual size and shape can be explained if the pulsar is moving along the line of sight.