A guide to applying to astro postdocs. Part 1: Finding postdocs
In Part 1 of this 2-part guide to applying to astro/physics postdocs, a few Astrobites authors share tips on finding postdoc opportunities, based on their own personal experiences.
X-ray Signals from White Dwarf Planet Destruction
What can x-rays tell us about the remains of planets orbiting dead stars?
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Adding Gal-ax-ies, It’s Easy as One-Two-Three
Adding galaxies to dark matter simulations might be easier than you thought – today’s authors present a new method to generate synthetic data from relatively low-resolution DM simulations!
Finding young exoplanets with machine learning
Astronomers have a challenging task ahead of them — to find young exoplanets in protoplanetary disks. Machine Learning could potentially come to the rescue.
Solar Storms? Oh Whale, That’s a Problem!
Guest author Neha Krishnakumar describes how the sun can have life-changing effects on one of the most unlikely parts of Earth: whales. The effects of solar storms are thought to increase the number of whale strandings that occur each year.