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A Peek into Pandora

Title: Creation of cosmic structure in the complex galaxy cluster merger Abell 2744 Author: J. Merten et al. First Author Institution: Institut für Theoretische Astrophysik Figure 1: Optical image...

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Mealtime for Sgr A*

Figure 1: Image from a simulation showing what will happen to the gas cloud that is approaching the black hole at the center of our galaxy. Credit: ESO/MPE/Marc Schartmann   • Title: A gas cloud on its...

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Early ALMA Science: The Structure of Molecular Gas in the Antennae Galaxies

• Paper title: ALMA CO and VLT/SINFONI H2 Observations of the Antennae overlap region: mass and energy dissipation • Authors: Cinthya N. Herrera, Francois Boulanger, Nicole N. H. Nesvadba, Edith...

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Mystery of Mars’ Missing Ocean: Revealed

Paper Title: Strong water isotopic anomalies in the martian atmosphere: Probing current and ancient reservoirs Authors: G.L. Villanueva, M.J. Mumma, R.E. Novak, H.U., Käufl, P. Hartogh, T.Encrenaz, A....

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Bad Weather on Uranus

Title: Spectral analysis of Uranus’ 2014 bright storm with VLT/SINFONIAuthors: P. G. J. Irwin, L.N. Fletcher, P.L. Read, D.TiceFirst Author’s Institution: University of OxfordPaper Status: Submitted to...

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The Sad Case of GRB 111005A: a Lonely, Nearby Gamma-Ray Burst

Title: The environment of the SN-less GRB 111005A at z = 0.0133Authors: M. Tanga, T. Krühler, P. Schady, S. Klose, J. F. Graham, J. Greiner, D. A. Kann, & M. NardiniFirst Author’s Institution:...

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Astronomical Observatories and Indigenous Communities in Chile

This post was written with significant contributions by Astrobites author Gourav Khullar. Authors Meredith Rawls and Mia de los Reyes provided valuable input.Author’s Note: This post is part of our...

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Making a “Mega-Telescope” for Exoplanets

Title: First direct detection of an exoplanet by optical interferometryAuthors: GRAVITY Collaboration: S. Lacour, M. Nowak, J. Wang, et. al.First Author’s Institution: LESIA, Observatoire de Paris,...

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Heavy Metal Horizons: An Ultra-Hot Jupiter That Rains Liquid Iron

Title: Nightside condensation of iron in an ultra-hot giant exoplanetAuthors: David Ehrenreich, Christophe Lovis, Romain Allart, et. al.First Author’s Institution: Observatoire astronomique de...

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Chasing a Starlight: Investigating One of the Oldest Known Galaxies with MUSE

Title: The nature of CR7 revealed with MUSE: a young starburst powering extended Lyman-α emission at z=6.6Authors: Jorryt Matthee, Gabrielle Pezzulli, Ruari Mackenzie, Sebastiano Cantalupo, Haruka...

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