UR: Detecting HII Regions in the Outer Scutum-Centaurus Arm
In the latest of our #UndergradResearch series, discover Alexander Johnson’s research on detecting HII regions in the Milky Way’s most distant spiral arm.
UR: ALMA Observations of Extragalactic Optical Jets Suggest the Need for at Least Three Emission Components
Our latest #UndergradResearch post by Kassidy Kollmann is all about AGN Jets! Learn how different jet emission mechanisms show up in AGN spectral energy distributions.
UR: Mapping Dark Matter: Fitting Spherical Jeans to the Milky Way
How well can we estimate the Milky Way’s dark matter distribution with an old, simple method paired with full 6D phase-space coordinates of field halo stars and advanced fitting techniques? Today’s #UndergradResearch post explains!
Mercury Has Ice…But Wait, There’s More!
Planetary scientists discover new potential locations of water ice on Mercury, significantly increasing the estimated amount of ice on the planet.
UR: Characterizing the atmosphere of hot Jupiter CoRoT-1 b
In our latest #UndergradResearch post, we learn how Kayli Glidic used eclipse spectra to characterize the atmosphere of a hot Jupiter.