Building Planets Around a Black Hole
We all know planets form around stars, can planet formation occur around something much more exotic?
A Fresh Take on Our Moon’s Origin
Today’s post has been inspired by the following quote: “have yall seen this new theory of how the moon formed?? …honestly im shook”
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr. Caitlin Casey
Some galaxies are easy to find—others, like dusty galaxies with extreme star formation, are a bit harder to track down. Come to Professor Caitlin Casey’s #AAS233 talk to learn how we can find these galaxies in the “obscured early universe”!
How can you tell if a young planet is migrating?
It is difficult to tell if planets embedded in their natal protoplanetary disks are migrating closer to their stars. The authors of today’s paper devise a new observational signature to figure that out.
Pebbly Planets
According to one theory of planet formation, the secret to forming massive planets is through itsy-bitsy, teeny-weeny pebbles of dust. In today’s astrobite, we explore what sort of planets these little pebbles could form.
The strange case of quiescent and dusty
A series of papers between two research groups, investigating the nature of an unusual distant galaxy.