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The First Detection of Icy Semi-Heavy Water Where Planets Are Formed
Understanding the odyssey of water from interstellar space down to the oceans on Earth is hard. Today’s paper has given us another key link in this process: the first detection of deuterated water ice in space.
Let’s go hunting for exocomets!
How do you find a comet orbiting a star dozens or hundreds of light-years away? Join us today, as we look into this very question and what we can learn from finding these tiny, distant objects.
These “Ice Giants” Have a Hot Secret
You’re probably used to seeing tabloids in the checkout aisle of the grocery store claiming all sorts of wild things. The scandals of life on Earth are abundant, and it seems like the rest of the solar system isn’t any different. Although you might not see their pictures on the front covers of any gossip magazines, Uranus and Neptune may not be what you think. Allegedly, these “ice giant” planets have a piping-hot secret that the authors of today’s paper are exposing.
A Merger is Not a Meal: How to Feed Supermassive Black Holes in the Early Universe
How did supermassive black holes in the early universe get so massive? Today’s bite uses simulations to investigate whether galaxy mergers can help beef up black holes.
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[Guest post] Excavating Exoplanets: How to Dust off Debris Disks Using a New High-Contrast Imaging Technique
What do astronomers and archaeologists have in common? Today’s guest author discusses how faint exoplanet signals are extracted from their noisy surroundings.
Hungry Hungry Galaxies: How does the shape of a galaxy’s halo affect its appetite?
Stream in to today’s paper to understand how tearing apart dwarf galaxies can reveal the shape of the dark matter haloes of hungry galaxies.
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Black Space Week 2026: Interview with Dr. Nola Haynes
As part of Astrobites coverage of Black Space Week, we interviewed members of the Black in Astro community. Today’s interviewee is Dr. Nola Haynes!
Black Space Week 2026: Interview with Flore Milien
As part of Astrobites coverage of Black Space Week, we interviewed members of the Black in Astro community. Today’s interviewee is Flore Milien!
Black Space Week 2026: Interview with Amina Diop
As part of Astrobites coverage of Black Space Week, we interviewed members of the Black in Astro community. Today’s interviewee is Amina Diop!
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Black Space Week 2026: Interview with Dr. Nola Haynes
As part of Astrobites coverage of Black Space Week, we interviewed members of the Black in Astro community. Today’s interviewee is Dr. Nola Haynes!
Black Space Week 2026: Interview with Flore Milien
As part of Astrobites coverage of Black Space Week, we interviewed members of the Black in Astro community. Today’s interviewee is Flore Milien!
Meet the AAS 248 Plenary Speakers: Dr. Cara Battersby
Today we interview Milky Way scientist and Central Molecular Zone expert, Prof. Cara Battersby from the University of Connecticut, for her Plenary Talk at #AAS248!