Big Changes to the NSF’s Graduate Fellowship Mean Big Problems
In this bite, the authors discuss recent changes to the NSF’s Graduate Research Fellowship, their impact, and what you can do to help.
Wibbly wobbly melty welty: A new tool for processing Martian ice cores
Martian ice cores provide an exciting opportunity to learn about the Red Planet’s past. Today’s bite describes a device to make processing them easier.
Io 2: Searching for exomoons with a radio telescope
One challenge of exoplanet astronomy is finding moons orbiting distant worlds. Today’s paper tests out an unusual new method of finding these exomoons!
The bared minimum: Revealing a new phase of stellar activity in HD 166620
Four centuries ago, the Sun entered a long phase of low activity. Newly-presented data suggests that the star HD 166620 is now doing the same thing!
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Prof. Jocelyn Bell Burnell
Today we interview astronomer Dr. Jocelyn Bell Burnell for her plenary talk at #AAS240!