Warm exo-titans as a test of planetary atmospheric diversity
Artist's illustration of an M-dwarf star with exoplanets. Credit:NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS What can exoplanets orbiting M-dwarf stars teach scientists about planetary formation...
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Non-detection of persistent radio source places tightest constraints yet on non-repeating fast radio burst origins
VLA images demonstrating the non-detection of persistent radio emission at the FRB 20250316A position across different bands and epochs. Credit:...
Motion of planet-forming spirals captured by ALMA
Deprojected continuum images after partially subtracting the axisymmetric component. Credit: Nature Astronomy (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41550-025-02639-y The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array...
Rare nova super-remnant discovered in the Large Magellanic Cloud
Approximate 40×40 arcminute field of view showing the nova super-remnant around LMCN 1971-08a seen across different surveys and wavebands. The...
NASA launches mission to study sun-fueled solar bubble
Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett A NASA mission to study the heliosphere—the sun's magnetic bubble that shields our solar system—and develop a...
Astronomers pinpoint the location of the brightest fast radio burst to date
Artist’s rendition of CHIME/FRB and its Outriggers localizing FRB 20250316A/ RBFLOAT. Inset: The host galaxy (NGC 4141) as imaged by...
Nova outburst in Centaurus – Astronomy Now
by Mark Armstrong There’s a ‘new’ star in the constellation of Centaurus. A nova dramatically appeared on 22 September, discovered...
Primordial black holes may trigger Type Ia supernovae without companion stars
The density color plot for WD models of various masses. The expected final composition after self-heating nuclear reactions are indicated...
Finding exomoons using their host planet’s wobble
Artist's depiction of an exomoon orbiting a gas giant planet. Credit: NASA GSFC/Jay Friedlander and Britt Griswold Exoplanets aren't the...
Defining life with constants from physics
The famous "Pillars of Creation" as captured by Hubble. Credit: NASA, ESA and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) What is...