Sometimes You Do Have to Consider Them: Observing Magnetic Fields Using Pulsar Halos
Whether you like them or not, magnetic fields permeate the interstellar medium. Today’s paper outlines a novel way of observing them!
The Times They Are A-Changin’: Searching for Shifts in Variable Star Light Curves
Pulsating variable stars are useful astronomical tools for their consistency. How can astronomers better understand how their changes change over time?
Beyond: Why Falling Off Walls Makes Me a Better Scientist
Resilient researchers know how to fail. Learning how to fail, however, is easier said than done.
NASA Needs Your Help!
NASA is facing severe budget cuts that would cancel missions ready to be launched, put tens of thousands out of a job, and set science back decades. We need your help to ask congress to prevent these cuts!
Failure is Sometimes an Option: Supernovae and Star formation in Globular Clusters
Recent research indicates that some supernova fail to ever explode. Today’s authors study what this means for our understanding of iron enrichment and star formation in nearby globular clusters.