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How’s the Weather Looking on our Nearest Brown Dwarf Neighbors?
In today’s bite, we’ll be exploring the turbulent skies of WISE 1049AB, one of the closest known systems to our own solar system. We’ll see how observations can reveal the nature of their atmospheres and how they can be used to better understand atmospheres of other giant planets.
Mixing planetary cocktails: one step further toward understanding sub-Neptunes
We follow recipes for perfect cocktails, but we have yet to discover the recipe for sub-Neptune exoplanets. Today’s bite explores how hydrogen and silicates mix inside these mysterious worlds and what this tells us about their structure and evolution.
Neutri-yes or Neutri-no: Could Magnetars Explain Two Mysteries of the Universe?
Today’s bite explores if highly magnetic compact objects called magnetars could explain where the observed background of high-energy neutrinos in our Universe comes from!
A Possible GLIMPSE of the Universe’s First Stars
Today’s bite explores a new method to find the galaxies hosting the Universe’s first generation of stars
She’s Not Like the Other Galaxies: The Nearly-Impossible Qualities of CEERS2-588
Galaxy-modelers beware! Today’s bite will guide you through an analysis of CEERS2-588, a quirky, UV-luminous, early galaxy discovered by JWST that’s causing issues in our theoretical models!
Standardizing Standard Candles: Exploring the (lack of a) Bias in Cosmological Distance Measurements
Today’s paper tests some recent claims that there is a bias in cosmological distance measurements!
Beyond astro-ph
Astronomy beyond the research
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr Saavik Ford
Today we interview Dr. Saavik Ford, a professor at the CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College and a plenary speaker at #AAS246
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr. Jennifer Wiseman
Today we interview Dr. Jennifer Wiseman, the Senior Project Scientist for the Hubble Space Telescope at NASA and a plenary speaker at #AAS246
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Professor Dimitri Mawet
Today we interview Professor Dimitri Mawet, the David Morrisroe Professor of Astronomy at Caltech, a Senior Research Scientist at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and a plenary speaker at #AAS246
Navigating careers in astronomy
Career advice
Rise of the First-Gens
In this guest post, Eckhart Spalding interviews two astronomers about their experiences as first-generation college students.
Bridging the gap between astronomy and the space industry
In today’s bite, Emma Louden shares her experience organizing a conference swap between the American Astronomical Society (AAS) and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).
Overwhelmed with Grad School Decisions? Here are the Most Important Questions to Ask!
Are you overwhelmed with grad school decisions? Take a look at today’s article where we discuss what questions to ask to decide on a graduate school!