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.
UR #14: Tully-Fisher and Sauron
What are these Sauron-like double-horned profiles? Read this week’s undergrad research feature to find out!
UR #13: RR Lyrae and OSCAAR the Exoplanet-Analyzer
This month’s undergraduate research post features an analysis of distance-indicating RR Lyrae stars, and transiting exoplanet science using a code called OSCAAR.
UR #12: Planet-Building Disks and RESOLVE’d AGN
This month’s undergraduate research post features an intriguingly-shaped disk harboring planets, and a study to unmask sneaky, previously-misclassified AGN.