Daniela Huppenkothen et al 2015 ApJ 810 66

Magnetar bursts can be modeled as the superposition of a cascade of small spikes. These spikes could potentially be formed by avalanches of reconnection or crust rupture aftershocks.

J. M. Wrobel et al 2015 AJ 150 120

Observations from the Jansky VLA showed no signatures of intermediate black hole accretion in 337 intermediate-age and old star clusters examined.

James Guillochon and Abraham Loeb 2015 ApJ 811 L20

Leakage from a light sail propulsion apparatus in operation around a solar system analogue within our galaxy is shown to be detectable and the expected signal is described.

Ryan S. Park et al 2015 AJ 150 121

This study uses Very Long Baseline Array measurements of Mars-orbiting rovers to accurately determine the position of Mars relative to the International Celestial Reference Frame.

M. G. Aartsen et al 2015 ApJ 811 52

Optical follow-up of a neutrino alert from IceCube found a spatially-coincident, unusual type IIn supernova — but it exploded 158 days before the neutrino detection, so it wasn’t the neutrinos’ source.

Poshih Chiang and W. P. Chen 2015 ApJ 811 L16

Two recently-discovered methane dwarfs, located in the dark cloud L 1688 of the ρ Oph star-forming region, represent the youngest T dwarfs ever confirmed.