Featured Astrobites
Our latest posts
“Undressing” a Naked Quasar: HE0450-2958
Today’s guest post presents an investigation of HE0450-2958—a quasar with a “missing” host galaxy.
Quasars at Work: My photons come from a land where the accretion disks glow and the X-ray coronas plunder (energy from the disk)
In this exciting new paper, our authors show that in quasars, X-ray coronas fueled by energy stolen from the accretion disk around the black hole may be responsible for the interesting ultraviolet and optical emission we see!
If primordial black holes are dark matter, would we know?
Today’s paper explores the detectability of primordial black holes as a potential dark matter candidate.
The Times They Are A-Changin’: Searching for Shifts in Variable Star Light Curves
Pulsating variable stars are useful astronomical tools for their consistency. How can astronomers better understand how their changes change over time?
KM3-230213A is looking for its cosmic-ray parent
How do you produce ultra-high-energy neutrinos like KM3-230213A? Guest author Domenik Ehlert explains how cosmic rays may be behind it!
UR: A study of photon spheres around spherically symmetric and non-rotating black holes
Today’s undergraduate research post features the work of Vrunda Macwan on black holes!
Beyond astro-ph
Astronomy beyond the research
No Results Found
The page you requested could not be found. Try refining your search, or use the navigation above to locate the post.
Navigating careers in astronomy
Career advice
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr. Christy Tremonti
What’s even faster and more furious than Vin Diesel? Come learn about galactic winds at Dr. Christy Tremonti’s talk at #AAS236!
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr. Kazunari Shibata
How can we learn about some of the most energetic events in our universe? The answer lies closer to home than you think. Tune in to Dr. Kazunari Shibata’s Hale Prize talk at #AAS236 to learn about how the Sun can teach us all about eruptive processes on other stars and beyond!
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr. Jackie Faherty
What might be lurking just beyond our solar system? Get a sneak preview of Dr. Jackie Faherty’s views ahead of her talk, “Our Dynamic Solar Neighborhood”, at #AAS236!