by Dan Gifford | Mar 17, 2011 | Quick Notes
It is a unique feeling to take a step back and imagine what our ancestors must have thought when staring into the heavens as we do today. Please have a look at this article written by Duane Hamacher who has studied the indigenous people of central Australia and their beliefs on the cosmos.
by Elisabeth Newton | Mar 16, 2011 | Quick Notes
If anyone has yet to see yesterday’s astronomy picture of the day, it’s stunning. (The video has sound too!)http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap110315.htmlI always find beautiful astronomy pictures inspiring, but this video is especially amazing. I have to remind myself it’s not an...
by Nathan Sanders | Feb 27, 2011 | Quick Notes
Even if you already took our first survey, you can help us improve Astrobites even more by taking our second very brief reader survey. There are just 6 short questions and it will only take a couple minutes.
by Nathan Sanders | Feb 26, 2011 | Quick Notes
We’re starting a new section of Astrobites we’re calling “Glossaries”. The first of these glossaries, on Galaxies and AGN, is now available.
by Nathan Sanders | Feb 21, 2011 | Quick Notes
If you’ve been enjoying following the astrophysical literature by reading Astrobites, check out our new sister site, Chembites, which does the same thing for chemistry. If you know any undergraduate chem majors or anyone else interested in the science, be sure to point them towards it: http://chembites.wordpress.com/.Chembites has recently been founded by a group of seven chemistry graduate students at MIT. They’re posting summaries of chemistry journal articles aimed at undergraduate readers, just like we do for astronomy. For example, check out their recent post reviewing recent research looking for an imaging agent for myelin, which would help track the progress of Multiple sclerosis...
by Courtney Dressing | Feb 14, 2011 | Quick Notes
In honor of Valentine’s Day, here are a few of our favorite astronomy websites. Enjoy!
