Movement in the Dust: Detecting Planetary Candidates via Disk Kinematics?
In today’s paper, the authors analyze millimeter and submillimeter ALMA observations of a protoplanetary disk, and find kinematic signs of candidate companions within!
Astrobites at AAS 241: Day 1
Astrobites coverage of Day 1 of AAS 241!
A story about a haunted protoplanetary disk…
Happy spooky season, folks! This is a story about a haunted protoplanetary disk…
Young, cool, and on edge — an unstable protoplanetary disk
Is it possible to detect gravitational instability in a protoplanetary disk that is viewed edge-on? Today’s authors investigate the young disk around L1527 IRS.
Astrobites at AAS 240: Day 2
Astrobites is at AAS 240! Read on for coverage of Day 2 (Tuesday).
Big, bright, bursty, AND early: what are the odds?
Just how rare is this hyperluminous heavily obscured active galactic nucleus in a dusty starburst in the early Universe?