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The Dark Side of Exoplanets

The Dark Side of Exoplanets

by Kaz Gary | Aug 9, 2025 | Daily Paper Summaries, PRJ

Today’s bite explores planets made of dark matter and how we might find them.

Transgender in Astronomy: Interview with Dr. Megan Pickett

Transgender in Astronomy: Interview with Dr. Megan Pickett

by Kaz Gary | Jun 27, 2025 | Beyond, Interviews, Personal Experiences

For Pride Month, Astrobites is interviewing one transgender astronomer every week. This week we interviewed Dr. Megan Pickett, an Associate Professor of Physics at Lawerence University!

Transgender in Astronomy: Interview with Wichahpi King

Transgender in Astronomy: Interview with Wichahpi King

by Kaz Gary | Jun 20, 2025 | Beyond, Interviews, Personal Experiences

For Pride Month, Astrobites is interviewing one transgender astronomer every week. This week we interviewed Wichahpi King, a PhD student at the University of Texas at Austin!

Transgender in Astronomy: Interview with Dr. Eliot Halley Vrijmoet

Transgender in Astronomy: Interview with Dr. Eliot Halley Vrijmoet

by Kaz Gary | Jun 6, 2025 | Beyond, Interviews, Personal Experiences

For Pride Month, Astrobites is interviewing one transgender astronomer every week. This week we interviewed Dr. Eliot Halley Vrijmoet, a postdoctoral fellow at Smith College!

What’s going on inside GJ 486b?

What’s going on inside GJ 486b?

by Kaz Gary | Jun 4, 2025 | Daily Paper Summaries

Today’s bite dives deeper into a warm, rocky exoplanet and reveals what might be hidden behind it’s atmosphere.

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