Exploring a Cluster’s Stragglers
Why are some cluster stars unusually bright and blue? A closer look at the Collinder 261 open cluster sheds some light on these straggling members.
Compton-Thick or Thin? Classifying NGC 5347
Astrobites reports on the properties of one active galaxy's nucleus — which could help solve a long-standing mystery about X-rays in our universe.
Featured Image: Playing Harps in the Radio Sky
Look closely at this radio image and you might see why scientists have named this phenomenon a radio “harp”.
Gravitational Waves After Galaxy Collisions
Collisions of tiny galaxies may be responsible for forming the black-hole binaries that we've recently seen merge.
