164 papers
Astro-Ph explores the fundamental nature of our universe, from the birth of stars and the behavior of black holes to the vast structures of galaxies and the invisible forces shaping cosmic evolution. This dynamic field seeks to answer profound questions about how the cosmos works, blending theoretical models with observations from powerful telescopes that peer back to the dawn of time.
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High-resolution GPU-accelerated simulations demonstrate that supernova-driven galactic outflows can reproduce the observed dominance of neutral mass by capturing essential mixing-layer condensation processes, a feature missed in lower-resolution studies that previously led to incorrect conclusions about the necessity of alternative driving mechanisms.
Using JWST/NIRISS SOSS observations, researchers detected an extended, escaping tail of hydrogen and helium from the 23-million-year-old potential super-Earth progenitor V1298 Tau c, providing direct empirical evidence of the rapid atmospheric mass loss that shapes the evolution of young planets.
This study presents a semi-analytical framework that reconciles Event Horizon Telescope observations of M87* with resistive MHD models by deriving the jet's base rotational velocity from surface brightness contrasts, thereby demonstrating how high-spin Magnetically Arrested Disk configurations drive episodic jet launching through magnetic reconnection and tower mechanisms.
This paper presents the design, mechanical analysis, and operational framework of SAHAB, the first Saudi Arabian balloon-borne radiation detection platform developed to advance solar X-ray and gamma-ray physics research while establishing local experimental capabilities.
This study revisits the Bailey & Malhotra classification of Centaurs using modern orbital solutions and N-body simulations, revealing that while lifetime dispersion is governed by a chaos floor largely insensitive to orbital precision, the classification scheme remains robust for most objects except for the reclassification of 2005 TH173 from a long-lived quasi-stable class to a short-lived diffusing class.
This study demonstrates that synoptic observations from the KMAS/STOP magnetograph (2014–2026) provide a stable, high-correlation continuation of the Wilcox Solar Observatory's long-term solar polar magnetic field time series, successfully filling the gap left by the termination of regular WSO operations.
This paper presents a hybrid forecasting method that combines a geomagnetic precursor with a dynamic time warping-based analog model to improve the accuracy of solar cycle peak amplitude and trajectory predictions, demonstrating reduced errors and non-negative constraints through retrospective testing on cycles 21–24.
This paper proposes that black holes do not form singularities or event horizons but instead generate new, inverted-shell universes with permanent spatial expansion and apparent dark matter effects, suggesting our cosmos is a nested structure born from pre-existing matter rather than a single-point Big Bang.
This paper reports microgravity experiments demonstrating that rarefied-gas forces can compact fractal dust agglomerates into denser structures, providing the first direct quantitative evidence of this process and validating theoretical models relevant to planetesimal formation and filtration technologies.
This paper introduces LAPA, a semi-analytical Python code that demonstrates how implanted satellitesimals in Jupiter's inner system can survive over 4.5 billion years through the interplay of resonances and tides, potentially explaining the dynamical origins of the current Amalthea-group satellites.