Morpheus, God of Dreams and Morphological Galaxy Classification
Morpheus has been reborn as a new deep learning network to classify images of galaxies based on their shape, pixel by pixel.
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr. Xander Tielens
Professor Xander Tielens, a chemical physicist and self-described moon child, studies molecules in the interstellar medium as a tool for understanding everything from galaxy evolution to the origin of life. Learn more at his plenary talk at #AAS234.
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Professor Yacine Ali-Haïmoud
Professor Yacine Ali-Haïmoud studies the theory behind our astrophysical observations, from primordial black holes to organic compounds in the interstellar medium. Learn more at his keynote at #AAS234.
A new, wiggly ruler for measuring the universe
Wiggly rulers don’t seem like good measuring devices, but Velocity-induced Acoustic Oscillations might be an exception.
Halo assembly bias rides a gravitational tide
The local gravitational tides are really good at connecting the properties of dark matter halos to the cosmic web.