Baby Galaxies Love to Take 100-Million-Year Naps
Astrobites reports on the star-forming histories of early galaxies and galaxies that form their stars in bursts interspersed with lulls.
The new observations show that the asteroid will safely pass by the Moon at a distance of more than 20,000 kilometers.
Astrobites reports on new mid-infrared observations that allow researchers to probe the structure of active galactic nuclei.
Researchers observed Weywot, the largest moon of the dwarf planet Quaoar, as it briefly blotted out the light from a star.
A recent study looks at the star and dust morphologies across samples of massive galaxies to understand how dusty star-forming galaxies fit into the picture of massive galaxy evolution.
During its commissioning phase, the highly anticipated Vera C. Rubin Observatory serendipitously spotted the third known interstellar object.
Hunting for Exomoons Around a Lonely Planet
Astrobites reports on how JWST may be the key to finding moons around planets beyond our solar system.
New observations from JWST and the Very Large Telescope illuminate the dark feature at the center of a galaxy cluster’s brightest occupant.
More than a quarter century ago, the Sloan Digital Sky Survey fundamentally changed the way modern astronomy research is done. The collaboration recently released their summary of the fifth generation of their landmark survey.