The unsung contributions of Vera Rubin: her mission in retrospect
In today’s bite, we celebrate the diversity of Vera Rubin’s life and work, and spread a bit of her message to the young astronomers of the world.
48th DPS/11th EPSC Meeting: Day 4
We report on Day 4 of the DPS meeting in Pasadena, CA. Highlights include a look at storms and seasonal variations in the atmospheres of giant planets, and an update on what Curiosity has learned about Mars’s past habitability.
48th DPS/11th EPSC Meeting: Day 3
We report on Day 3 of the DPS meeting in Pasadena, CA. Highlights include the latest on Planet Nine, as well as updates from the ExoMars, Juno, and Dawn missions.
48th DPS/11th EPSC Meeting: Day 2
We report on Day 2 of the DPS meeting in Pasadena, CA. Highlights include a discussion on using JWST to observe the solar system, and updates from the New Horizons mission.
48th DPS/11th EPSC Meeting: Day 1
We report on Day 1 of the DPS meeting in Pasadena, CA. Highlights include updates from the Rosetta mission, the latest outlook on Venus, what we learned from New Horizons, and what MAVEN tells us about Mars.
Tabby’s star faded throughout the Kepler mission
It seems that Tabby’s star has more tricks up in its sleeve than previously thought: today’s pre-print shows evidence that the WTF star has actually dimmed during the 4-year long Kepler mission, throwing more fuel into the fire. But do not expect aliens. Just saying.