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.
Tong Li et al 2016 ApJ 817 L15
Multiple-band NIR observations are shown to be usable to differentiate between an inhabited planet, and an exomoon with a CH4 atmosphere orbiting an abiotic planet with an O2-rich atmosphere.
B. E. Tetarenko et al 2016 ApJS 222 15
A comprehensive database of black hole X-ray binary activity between 1996 and 2015 is compiled, containing 132 transient outbursts and tracking the behavior of 57 accreting black holes.