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?
Peek-a-boo! Forming Moons Revealed Around a Baby Planet
How do moons form in the universe? Astronomers recently gathered direct evidence for the formation of moons around exoplanets!
If You Like OIR-Dark Galaxies, Here’s Two MORA!
Today’s paper examines two dusty star-forming galaxies, MORA-5 and MORA-9. These galaxies are likely high redshift and appear dark in the optical and near-infrared.
ASHES to ASHES, Dust to… Star Formation?
Massive star formation is still a MASSIVE question mark. Today’s paper explores one of the environments where it may take place, looking for signatures of protostars deep within dust clouds.
Dust off your old galaxies, we’ve got a new discovery!
An accidental discovery of two new galaxies, hiding behind clouds of dust in the furthest reaches of the Universe.