We report on Day 1 of the Winter AAS meeting in Kissimmee, FL. Highlights include Pluto and New Horizons, recent news about black holes, the physics of three bodies orbiting one another, stellar dissertation talks by three nearly-PhD-ed Astrobites authors, an important conversation about harassment, and tips about how to write and share good software.
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We are very excited to announce that we have a number of new authors joining our team!
Thank you to all who applied; we had a record number of people interested in this completely volunteer position. The new crop of authors will continue our core tradition of high-quality paper summaries as well as the many other outreach aspects of our site.
You’ve probably heard of the star in today’s paper. The “WTF star” (WTF stands for “Where’s the flux?” of course) has been in the media since its discovery and two follow-up papers hit astro-ph. Today, a group of astrobiters pool our expertise to bring you a comprehensive look at KIC 8462852 and what new observations may reveal.
This month’s undergraduate research post features a student who modeled high-energy gamma-ray emission from the Fermi Bubbles at the center of the Milky Way. Read on to find out more!