FRB 20180916B Bursts Back Onto the Scene at the Lowest Frequencies to Date
A repeating, periodic FRB as been detected for the first time at frequencies almost low enough to tune into on an FM radio.
Arecibo Telescope: An Astronomical Loss for Science and the People of Puerto Rico
Contributions the Arecibo Telescope has made to science and what it has meant to people.
Don’t change the station! Substellar objects are up next!
Today’s authors make the first direct observation of a brown dwarf, a substellar object that can be considered a failed star.
Phosphine in Venus!
Who is phosphine and why do we care? Have we found alien life? or is it just rock farts? This astrobite summarizes the Nature paper describing the detection and potential implications of phosphine in the atmosphere of Venus.
Focusing Squarely on FRBs with the Square Kilometre Array
The SKA is a proposed next generation radio telescope. How many FRBs could it detect, taking into account both repeating and non-repeating FRBs?
Edge-on disks: Nothing dust it better.
Today’s astrobite explores edge-on disks that can provide insight into how dust is transported in protoplanetary disks.