Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Prof. Steven Finkelstein
Today we interview Prof. Steven Finkelstein, Professor at University of Texas Austin and the Fred Kavli Plenary Lecturer at #AAS246
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr Danny Milisavljevic
Today we interview Dr. Danny Milisavljevic, associate professor at Purdue University and a plenary speaker at #AAS246
Transgender in Astronomy: Interview with Dr. Eliot Halley Vrijmoet
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!
Roman Spectroscopy Data Challenge Splinter Session at AAS246
Guest authors from the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s Spectroscopic Probes of Quantitative Reionization (SPQR) Team takes us through the upcoming Roman Spectroscopy Data Challenge at the 246th AAS Splinter Session.
NSF and NASA Budget Requests Pose an Unprecedented Threat to Astronomy
The president’s budget requests for NASA and the NSF were released last week. This post summarizes the major cuts and the impacts they would have, and provides resources to help fight back against this wasteful and unnecessary attack on science.
Interview with Dr. Janice Lee
As a part of AAPI month, we interviewed Dr. Janice Lee, an astronomer who uses space telescopes to learn about star formation!