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Deciphering Spitzer’s Legacy: Signs of Dead Galaxies at Cosmic Dawn
Is the so-called “IRAC-excess” due to interloping dead galaxies at extreme high redshift?
The Beating Heart(-Shaped Region) of Pluto
Like human, like dwarf planet – it turns out Pluto’s heart has a “heartbeat.”
What happens when you throw a satellite at the Sun?
The Parker Solar Probe is returning its first results from the Sun. What did it find?
More Clues to the Environment in Which FRBs Originate?
The world of FRB science is filled with more questions than answers right now. Has a new discovery finally hinted toward the answer to one of our major questions?
Unlocking the secrets of chaotic planetary systems
The resulting chaos in dynamically unstable planetary systems exhibits a surprising underlying order. This may be a clue to understanding this convoluted process.
Extreme star-forming galaxy reveals all…!?
The authors of this paper went searching for an AGN – and what they discovered was even more baffling…
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Astrobites at AAS 235: Day 3
We report on Day 3 of the winter AAS meeting in Honolulu, HI. Highlights include
Astrobites at AAS 235: Day 2
We report on Day 2 of the winter AAS meeting in Honolulu, HI.
Astrobites at AAS 235: Day 1
We report on Day 1 of the winter AAS meeting in Honolulu, HI.
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Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr. Jennifer van Saders
Long-term space missions have left us with a wealth of stellar data. Come to Dr. Jennifer van Saders’s talk at #AAS235 to learn more about how these data, along with stellar models, can reveal a star’s evolutionary past and future.
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr. Ted Bergin
Professor Ted Bergin is looking for the elements that make habitable worlds. Come learn about how to make an Earth-like planet in his talk at #AAS235!
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr. Brian Metzger
We’ve seen supernovae, but what’s a kilonova? Professor Brian Metzger will tell us all about these high energy events in his talk at #AAS235.