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Did early Earth order delivery, or did it make its oceans at home?

Did early Earth order delivery, or did it make its oceans at home?

by William Balmer | Apr 27, 2023 | Daily Paper Summaries

Could interactions between a magma ocean and early hydrogen rich atmosphere have created liquid water on Earth?

Newly discovered planet AF Lep is leading its star astray

Newly discovered planet AF Lep is leading its star astray

by William Balmer | Feb 25, 2023 | Daily Paper Summaries

Direct imaging exoplanets is difficult, but a new method of vetting targets has just helped three independent teams discover, and image, a new gas giant.

US Graduate Workers Strike Back – a year in review of graduate student union activity

US Graduate Workers Strike Back – a year in review of graduate student union activity

by William Balmer | Jan 6, 2023 | Current Events

Most astronomy is done by graduate students, but many aren’t compensated fairly or treated well. Ongoing struggles to unionize, especially in the past year, might give the confused and frustrated graduate student hope headed into 2023.

Dancing with the (Six) Stars, or, a 200 year story of the Castor system

Dancing with the (Six) Stars, or, a 200 year story of the Castor system

by William Balmer | Nov 7, 2022 | Daily Paper Summaries

Astronomers study the orbits of a sextuplet system, an absurdly complex arrangement of six stars in orbit around one another, in order to measure their masses once and for all.

Fly-bye, Baby: a review of the impact of stellar flybys on protoplanetary disks

Fly-bye, Baby: a review of the impact of stellar flybys on protoplanetary disks

by William Balmer | Aug 23, 2022 | Daily Paper Summaries

Protoplanetary disks don’t exist in isolation; when young stars pass each other by, their gravitational encounter can disrupt, or maybe even kickstart, planet formation.

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