By building a simulation that goes from the scale of galaxies down to individual rocky planets we come to the realization that the earth is unremarkable, but far from typical, challenging our Copernican world view.
A central object in the gas cloud G2, near the galactic centre
Researchers find a brown dwarf at the largest orbit yet discovered. Details on the star and it’s companion in today’s Astrobite.
Baby planets still living in their natal disks don’t want astronomers to find and take pictures of them. But that doesn’t mean we can’t try!
The recent LIGO announcement has lead to exciting waves of new science. Today, we look at one theory about the potential gamma-ray burst associated with a gravitational wave.
In today’s astrobite, a group of astronomers experiences déjà vu while studying gravitational lensing.