How to write an effective personal statement for grad application
As a writing consultant, Zili has given similar advice to many students writing PhD applications; here’s a summary of how she approaches personal statements.
Job title: Researcher | Writing skills: required | Talent: optional
To navigate academia, writing skills are more important than you think. Here’s some writing advice and why you should care.
Tracing back the origin of Globular Clusters in the Milky Way
See how astronomers rewind the orbits of Galactic Globular Clusters and find out where they came from!
Stellar Streams as Dark Matter Maps
Stellar streams are beautiful structures that trace the dark matter distribution of a galaxy. Today’s paper looks beyond our Milky Way for streams in external galaxies.
When Gaia meets Hubble: accurate proper motions for faint stars
A powerful new tool combines data from Gaia and the Hubble Space Telescope and accurately measures how stars move on the plane of the sky. Find out how it’s done in today’s Astrobite!