A Shocking Model of FRBs
Multiple models have been proposed to explain the intriguing properties of FRBs, but this new model provides one of the most detailed scenarios yet, consistent with properties of current observed FRBs.
The future is bright: a new technique finds variability in K2 data of the Seven Sisters
A new technique allows for precise measurements of the brightest stars observed by the Kepler and K2 missions. For its debut, the authors looked at the Pleiades Cluster.
Looking for a dark matter needle in an X-ray stack
Can an unexplained signal found inside multiple galaxy clusters tell us something about dark matter? Find out about a tantalising indirect detection by X-ray astronomers.
Reading the Epic of Reionization
Observations of dim galaxies lensed by foreground clusters provides a way of measuring the progression of reionization.
Three new pictures of the ancient Universe
Massive astronomy surveys reveal previously undiscovered structures. What can three new globular clusters tell us about the ancient Universe?
Finding a supermassive black hole’s stellar-mass friends
After decades of searching, X-ray observations have revealed the existence of stellar-mass black holes close to a supermassive black hole.