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Fading Friends: the evolution of the Earth-Moon distance

Fading Friends: the evolution of the Earth-Moon distance

by Mark Popinchalk | Apr 28, 2023 | Daily Paper Summaries

Have a close friend that you are losing contact with? Well the Earth and Moon are no different. Read about a recent effort to model the growing distance between them.

Age is Just a Number: Radioactive Dating in Stars

Age is Just a Number: Radioactive Dating in Stars

by Mark Popinchalk | Feb 21, 2023 | Daily Paper Summaries

Do you feel older? How does it show in your body? Stars carry their own clocks within them too. See how we can better measure their Uranium as it slowly ticks away.

Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr. John C Mather

Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr. John C Mather

by Mark Popinchalk | Jan 11, 2023 | Career Navigation, Current Events, Interviews, Personal Experiences

Today we interview Nobel Laureate and Senior Project Scientist of JWST , Dr. John C Mather, for his plenary talk at #AAS241!

Arboreal Astronomers: Using Tree-Rings to Probe Solar Activity

Arboreal Astronomers: Using Tree-Rings to Probe Solar Activity

by Mark Popinchalk | Dec 20, 2022 | Daily Paper Summaries

Humans aren’t the only things that track evidence of cosmic history. See how modern astronomers use ancient tree-rings to investigate solar activity!

The Great Planet Bake Off

The Great Planet Bake Off

by Mark Popinchalk | Oct 21, 2022 | Daily Paper Summaries

In today’s episode, the star’s have been preparing some planets. But have they all been using the same recipe to form them? We will have to “taste” their compositions to find our winner!

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