Is the farthest known star actually a binary system?
Today’s post by guest author Riley Owens discusses JWST observations of the star Earendel and whether it’s actually part of a binary system.
Overcoming Small Sources of Noise to Help Reveal Small Planets
Today’s paper creates a new model for predicting the RV scatter from convective blueshift and helps reveal the challenges of finding small exoplanets
The mysterious case of PeVatrons
Today’s paper takes a look at how ultra-high-energy neutrinos can help us understand the highest energy particle accelerators in our universe!
The bright future for Neutron Star–Black Hole mergers
Today’s authors discuss prospects for observing neutron star – black hole mergers in multiple messengers!
Set a course for GW Orionis. Maximum Warp. Engage!
Aside from their name, warped astrophysical disks have little in common with the warp drive. Nonetheless, come and enjoy a journey exploring them in today’s bite!
Under (Magnetic) Arrest? Possible Evidence for a Previously-Theorized type of Black Hole Accretion Disk
Today’s authors analyze the time delay between energetic flares coming from a black hole x-ray binary system, and try to determine if this is evidence of a magnetic process occuring in the accretion disk.