A Historical Nova and the First Radioactive Molecule in Space
An explosive stellar merger reveals the first radioactive molecule discovered in space.
Moonetesimals likely form relatively quickly
The absence of dusty circumplanetary disks around young giant planets suggests moonetesimals grow relatively quickly.
Are AGN Quiescent Adolescents?
Is the evolution of galaxies and their AGN driven by past mergers?
Adventure to an Asteroid: JAXA’s Hayabusa2 visits Ryugu
Earlier this year, JAXA landed a spacecraft on an asteroid — one that can hopefully tell us about the solar system’s past, and how life on Earth came to be.
Discovery of a star yeeted out of the Milky Way
The fastest Main Sequence star yet probably came from the Galactic Center.
The First Molecule in the Universe
SOFIA observations have detected HeH+ in the planetary nebula NGC 7027, shedding new light on the dawn of chemistry in the universe.