Hiding in plain sight: Betelgeuse’s binary buddy
Could one of the most well-studied stars in the sky have a hidden binary companion? Today’s authors think so!
Could binaries grow the globular cluster family tree?
The presence of multiple stellar populations in globular clusters has puzzled astronomers for decades. Today’s paper investigates whether binary stellar mergers could explain this strange phenomenon!
The Milky Way’s biggest stellar-mass black hole? In MY unreleased Gaia data? It’s more likely than you think!
Gaia’s fourth data release won’t be publicly available until the end of 2025. Today’s paper reports a discovery from the preliminary data that was just too exciting to keep secret!
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr. Carl Rodriguez
We interview Dr. Carl Rodriguez, professor at UNC Chapel Hill and the recipient of the 2024 Helen B. Warner Prize for Astronomy at #AAS244!
A JuMBO surprise challenges theories of planet formation
You’ve heard of binary stars, but what about binary planets? Discovered in October 2023, these unusual systems are making astronomers rethink how planets form.