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Quasar Outflows and Feedback Efficiency
Today’s paper presents the physical properties of outflows in type 2 quasars and their role in AGN feedback.
Red Dead Evolution
Most galaxies take significant fractions of the age of the universe to noticeably change. Others transform themselves in the first two billion years of the universe. How does this happen?
WARNING: Too much radiogenic heat could hurt exoplanet habitability
One-dimensional models show how the expected variability in radiogenic heat from U and Th in a rocky planet’s mantle could control the presence of a magnetic field and thus habitability.
Do We Have the Abell-ity to Find A Recoiling Black Hole in A2261-BCG?
What powers the core of the bright galaxy A2261-BCG? A massive black hole in the middle? A recoiling black hole? The authors of today’s paper use X-ray data to try to find out!
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Around Half of Sun-Like Stars Could Host Potentially Habitable Worlds
A team of researchers from NASA’s Ames Research Centre, SETI and others have performed a statistical analysis on data from the Kepler Space Telescope and Gaia to estimate the occurrence rate of potentially habitable exoplanets around Sun-like stars.
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Apply to the GRAD-MAP Winter Workshop!
Are you an underrepresented undergrad in astronomy or physics? Apply to the GRAD-MAP program at UMD. Applications are due Monday, November 16th.
UR: Mass segregation in star clusters: nature or nurture?
In today’s undergraduate research post, we see that massive stars are often found in the centers of stellar clusters. Are they born there or do they move there at a later stage?
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Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr. Christy Tremonti
What’s even faster and more furious than Vin Diesel? Come learn about galactic winds at Dr. Christy Tremonti’s talk at #AAS236!
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr. Kazunari Shibata
How can we learn about some of the most energetic events in our universe? The answer lies closer to home than you think. Tune in to Dr. Kazunari Shibata’s Hale Prize talk at #AAS236 to learn about how the Sun can teach us all about eruptive processes on other stars and beyond!
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr. Jackie Faherty
What might be lurking just beyond our solar system? Get a sneak preview of Dr. Jackie Faherty’s views ahead of her talk, “Our Dynamic Solar Neighborhood”, at #AAS236!