New research suggests that planet formation is likely impacted by the accretion of interstellar gas and dust onto the protoplanetary disk, calling into question the idea of planet formation proceeding in isolation.
Data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument suggest that the orbit, orbital energy, and angular momentum of the globular cluster NGC 4147 make it unlikely to be associated with the Sagittarius dwarf galaxy.
A simulated 12-day unoccupied aircraft system Mars mission, which took place in Iceland, demonstrated the advantages of this mission architecture for exploring large, impassible areas.
An upgraded method to produce full-disk vector magnetograms of the Sun’s photosphere produces results that improve upon the standard Solar Dynamics Observatory pipeline.
A new method leverages observations of microlensing effects in gravitationally lensed quasars to measure the rotation of these extreme objects’ accretion disks.
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Follow-up Hubble Space Telescope observations suggest that some ultra-diffuse galaxies were once normal dwarf galaxies that have been stripped and heated.