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Stars And Planets Are Linked Together, And Dust Is The Key To Understanding How January 6, 2026
Stars and planets are linked together in their formation, evolution, and even in their demises. But many of the details behind this are yet to be revealed. New research outlines an observing strategy that could uncover more critical details.
To Understand Exoplanet Habitability, We Need A Better Understanding Of Stellar Flaring January 5, 2026
Without a better grasp of stellar flaring, our understanding of exoplanet habitability is at an impasse. Red dwarfs are the most numerous type of star in the galaxy, and they host many rocky exoplanets in their habitable zones. The problem is, they're known to flare so violently that it may negate their habitable zones. A […]
Ultramassive Black Holes and Their Galaxies: A Matter of Scale January 5, 2026
There is a strong relation between the size of a galaxy's black hole and the motion of stars in the galaxy's core, known as the M-sigma relation. It turns out this relation doesn't work well for galaxies with ultramassive black holes.
The Ambitious Plan to Spot Habitable Moons Around Giant Planets January 5, 2026
arXiv:2512.15858v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Despite numerous search campaigns based on a diverse set of observational techniques, exomoons - prospective satellites of extrasolar planets - remain an elusive and hard-to-pin-down class of objects. Yet, the case for intensifying this search is compelling: as in the Solar System, moons can act as proxies for studying planet […]
XRISM Provides the Sharpest Image to Date of a Rapidly Spinning Black Hole January 5, 2026
The first results on the iconic active galactic nucleus MCG–6-30-15 captured with the XRISM mission show the most precise signatures yet of its supermassive black hole’s extreme gravity and the outflows that shape its galaxy.