Planets Can Be Bells: The Aftermath of Major Mergers
New research suggests that giant planets likely ring like bells after they collide with other worlds.
Gaia19bxc appears to contain a magnetic white dwarf and a metal-poor star in theory-defying close quarters — a configuration seen for the first time in a cataclysmic variable system.
Astrobites reports on the possibility of merging black holes producing flares within the accretion disks surrounding active supermassive black holes.
A Strange Brown Dwarf Gets Stranger
A brown dwarf that made headlines for showing signs of auroral activity is back in JWST’s sights — and it’s now doubly interesting.
The tidal disruption event AT 2024tvd happened outside the nucleus of its host galaxy, indicating the presence of a wandering or recoiling massive black hole. What can radio observations tell us about this unusual event?
Astrobites reports on the explosive origins of hyper-velocity survivor stars.
A recent study finds that a recurrent nova may be powered by a rare Be star–white dwarf binary system, broadening the scope of possible novae origins.
Growing planets need to eat, and astronomers just found one snacking on gas in between the rings of a protoplanetary disk.
Astrobites reports on how we might someday detect moons around planets outside our solar system by precisely tracking the positions of a star and a planet.