UR #19: Outburst from an X-ray Binary
This month’s undergraduate research post features a student who examined V404 Cygni, an X-ray binary that underwent a period of outburst. Read on to find out more!
Highlighting AAS Chambliss Contestants
The latest science from a few early-career researchers.
UR #18: Gamma-rays From Fermi Bubbles
This month’s undergraduate research post features a student who modeled high-energy gamma-ray emission from the Fermi Bubbles at the center of the Milky Way. Read on to find out more!
UR #17: Finding Transiting Planets With LSST
This month’s undergraduate research post features a student who looked at how well LSST will be able to detect transiting exoplanets. Read on to find out what she learned!
UR #16: Star Cluster Evolution
This month’s undergraduate research post features a student who created N-body simulations of star clusters. Read on to find out what she learned about the clusters’ evolution!
UR #15: Colors of Quasars
How can the colors of objects tell you how far away they are? The subject of this month’s undergrad research post tells us about his work determining the colors of quasars.