Earth Week x Astrobites 2024: Embracing diversity in astronomy with the Open Cultural Astronomy Forum
Astronomy and academia are not always kind to those of marginalized cultures, but Dr. Mehrnoosh Tahani is working to change that!
Astronomy and academia are not always kind to those of marginalized cultures, but Dr. Mehrnoosh Tahani is working to change that!
Dust may not sound very exciting, but it’s incredibly important to astronomy. Today’s authors produce a 3D map of the Milky Way’s dust!
What happens when a black hole merger stalls at the final parsec? Nothing, unless another black hole can shake things up a bit!
We may or may not be able to observe the first stars directly, but today’s authors show that’s not the only way to learn about them!
Today’s authors might just be able to resolve some major cosmological debates with a new parameter estimation method!