Investigation of Coma Morphology of Long and Short Period Comets
Today’s undergraduate research post features a student who observed long and short period comets to understand the differences in their formation.
The 14 KBOs that Point to Planet 9: a Stroke of Luck?
Is there a ninth planet in the solar system? The answer may lie in the orbits of Kuiper Belt Objects!
Apply to the GRAD-MAP Winter Workshop!
Are you an underrepresented undergrad in astronomy or physics? Apply to the GRAD-MAP program at UMD. Applications are due Monday, November 16th.
UR: Mass segregation in star clusters: nature or nurture?
In today’s undergraduate research post, we see that massive stars are often found in the centers of stellar clusters. Are they born there or do they move there at a later stage?
UR: Constraining the Circumbinary Disk Tilt in the KH 15D system
In today’s undergraduate research post, the unusual brightness changes of the famous ‘Winking Star’ binary system is used to constrain properties of the disk that surrounds this intriguing system.