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.
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.