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Tertiary Troublemakers: How K2-290’s Planetary Orbits May Have Gotten So Weird
K2-290A’s two close-in planets’ orbits are retrograde relative to the star’s rotation. Today’s paper explores how dynamical interactions in the triple star system may have caused this misalignment.
Iron Abundance and the Formation of Terrestrial Exoplanets
There are still a lot of unknowns when it comes to extrasolar planet formation. Today’s authors take a look at a group of known terrestrial exoplanets to see if they can find a correlation between the planets’ compositions and the chemical abundances of their host stars.
Bringing a Scale Model Solar System to CU Boulder
CU Boulder Brings New Scale Model Solar System To Campus
The Giant Bubble Driving Nearly All Nearby Star Formation
We’ve known for some time that we reside in the Local Bubble, a cavity of low-density gas excavated by an orchestra of dying stars ~15 Myrs ago. Today’s authors find that this Bubble’s expansion is driving nearly all nearby star formation.
The Recipe For Star Cluster Soup
Making a star cluster from scratch is no easy task. Today’s paper addresses the big question: what does it take to get the recipe right?
Understanding the 2021 Columbia GWC-UAW Strike
Graduate students at Columbia in NYC recently led the largest active strike in the United States—what happened, and what does that mean for grad unions?
Beyond astro-ph
Astronomy beyond the research
Bringing a Scale Model Solar System to CU Boulder
CU Boulder Brings New Scale Model Solar System To Campus
Understanding the 2021 Columbia GWC-UAW Strike
Graduate students at Columbia in NYC recently led the largest active strike in the United States—what happened, and what does that mean for grad unions?
Astrobites at AAS 239 Virtual Events: Day 4-5
We report on Days 4 and 5 of the virtual events based around the cancelled winter AAS meeting.
Navigating careers in astronomy
Career advice
Introducing a New Series – Astrobiter: X
We’re introducing a new series, “Astrobiter: X.” In each post, an Astrobites author will share a story about their experience as a graduate student or their path into astronomy.
MIT PhysGAAP: Here to help with your physics graduate school application
MIT’s PhysGAAP Program pairs PhD applicants with grad student mentors, and provides resources for navigating the grad school application process. Apply by Nov. 6th!
Interested In Science Writing? The AAAS Mass Media Fellowship May Be For You…
As a 2021 AAAS Mass Media Fellow, I learned what it meant to be a science journalist. Here are some tips that might help you do the same!