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Where the magic happens: a brief introduction to computing clusters
Your humble laptop can only do so much. Here’s your beginner’s guide to computing clusters!
A sneak peek into early universe star formation with Boötes I
Today’s authors hunt for evidence of a universal IMF using JWST observations of local relic galaxy Boötes I!
In to the Multiverse (of opinions): Do Physicists Actually Agree About the Universe?
Scientists recently conducted a survey to determine the community’s consensus on the Universe. The Big Mysteries Survey reveals an interesting insight into what Physics’ brightest minds think about its biggest problems . This does not make Physics look weak. It makes physics look human. Perhaps that is the point. The frontier of physics is not a courtroom verdict. It is a living argument.
How the AAS Education Committee Is Making Meetings Better for Students
The AAS Education Committee discusses how they’re improving AAS meetings for first-time student attendees.
Guide to the (Lomb-Scargle) periodogram
Today’s bite breaks down the Lomb–Scargle periodogram, a popular tool astronomers use to hunt for periodic signals, and explains how sometimes it fools us into seeing patterns that aren’t really there.
High-energy particles make radio signals in ice
Ultrahigh-energy neutrinos can be our gateway to studying some of the Universe’s most energetic but least understood phenomena. Today’s paper presents a proof-of-concept for a new, promising way to detect these ultrahigh-energy particles.
Beyond astro-ph
Astronomy beyond the research
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr Maura McLaughlin
Today we interview Dr. Maura McLaughlin, who is a professor at West Virginia
University and one of this year’s #AAS247 Plenary speakers!
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr Maya Fishbach
Today we interview Dr. Maya Fishbach, assistant professor at the Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics (CITA), University of Toronto, winner of the 2025 Annie Jump Cannon Award and a plenary speaker at #AAS247
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr Priyamvada Natarajan
Today we interview Dr. Priyamvada Natarajan, a professor at Yale, winner of the 2025 Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics and a plenary speaker at #AAS247
Navigating careers in astronomy
Career advice
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr. Karen Meech
Today we interview planetary astronomer Dr. Karen Meech from the Institute for Astronomy at the University of Hawaiʻi, for her Dannie Heineman Prize Lecture at #AAS243!
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Professor Jamie Bock
Today we interview cosmologist Prof. Jamie Bock from Caltech/JPL for his Plenary Lecture at #AAS243!
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Prof. Renee Ludlam
We interviewed Prof. Renee Ludlam of Wayne State University to learn all about neutron stars ahead of her plenary talk at #AAS243!