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Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Mansi Kasliwal

Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Mansi Kasliwal

by Caroline Huang | Jan 11, 2018 | Career Navigation, Current Events

Meet plenary speaker Mansi Kasliwal, who is excited about rare, new transients and has a passion for discovery.

Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Sara Schechner

Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Sara Schechner

by Caroline Huang | Jan 9, 2018 | Career Navigation, Current Events

Science is never done in a vacuum and nobody knows that better than AAS 231 plenary speaker Sara Schechner, who looks at astronomy in the context of history and society.

Getting distances from stars that touch

Getting distances from stars that touch

by Caroline Huang | Oct 6, 2016 | Daily Paper Summaries

Contact binaries are stars so close together that they touch…and that might be enough for us to know how far away they are.

The Darkest Galaxies

The Darkest Galaxies

by Caroline Huang | Aug 29, 2016 | Daily Paper Summaries

Astronomers have recently discovered a number of galaxies made almost entirely of dark matter. Today’s astrobite takes a closer look at one of them.

Mass Loss in Dying Stars

Mass Loss in Dying Stars

by Caroline Huang | Jul 21, 2016 | Daily Paper Summaries

By the time a star becomes a white dwarf, much of its mass will have been lost. When does this mass loss occur and what drives it? Read today’s astrobite to find out.

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