Uncovering the Invisible: Imaging the Sun with Helioseismology
Helioseismology is a powerful tool for understanding the interior of our closest star. Can it also be used to observe the solar surface?
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr. Jennifer van Saders
Long-term space missions have left us with a wealth of stellar data. Come to Dr. Jennifer van Saders’s talk at #AAS235 to learn more about how these data, along with stellar models, can reveal a star’s evolutionary past and future.
You Spin me Right Round: Stellar Rotation with Asteroseismology
All stars rotate, and stellar rotation can impact a star’s evolution greatly. However stellar rotation remains poorly understood. Can studying stellar pulsations shed light on this topic?
Building Planets Around a Black Hole
We all know planets form around stars, can planet formation occur around something much more exotic?
Maunakea, Western Astronomy, and Hawai`i
Recent events surrounding the Thirty Meter Telescope have brought this ongoing controversy to the forefront of conversation once again. Building upon a previous Astrobite, today’s post reviews how western astronomy has historically interacted with the Indigenous Hawaiian community.