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Heading to Titan? Bring a Swiffer!

Heading to Titan? Bring a Swiffer!

by Jessica Roberts | Oct 19, 2018 | Daily Paper Summaries

Titan might actually be more akin to Mars and Earth than we first thought.

The Curious Case of the Mysterious Over-Luminous Brown Dwarf

The Curious Case of the Mysterious Over-Luminous Brown Dwarf

by Jessica Roberts | Sep 17, 2018 | Daily Paper Summaries

Today’s paper explores different possibilities causing the brown dwarf CWW 89Ab to be overly bright.

What If I Am Not Accepted Into a PhD Program (U.S.)?

What If I Am Not Accepted Into a PhD Program (U.S.)?

by Jessica Roberts | Aug 31, 2018 | Career Navigation, Personal Experiences

Today we explore how to handle grad school rejection, with different career paths and anecdotes from similar experiences.

Deflating a Planet: Helium Loss in the Atmosphere of Wasp-107b

Deflating a Planet: Helium Loss in the Atmosphere of Wasp-107b

by Jessica Roberts | Jun 14, 2018 | Daily Paper Summaries

It has long been theorized that exoplanet atmospheres should be partially composed of helium — now we finally have our first detection in the atmosphere of Wasp-107b. Today’s bite explains how the authors observed helium and discuss what this means for the atmosphere of this planet.

A Stellar Review: Re-Analyzing the Kepler Stellar Radii with Gaia

A Stellar Review: Re-Analyzing the Kepler Stellar Radii with Gaia

by Jessica Roberts | May 4, 2018 | Daily Paper Summaries

Using new Gaia data, the authors update the stellar radii for the majority of Kepler’s stars. While they find that most stars have similar radii to previous reported values, there are some large discrepancies.

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