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#MeToo, Grad School, and You
What do findings from the report on sexual harassment by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine mean in an era of social upheaval?
59 (Fifty-nine!) Binary Neutron Star Merger Simulations
What can we learn from the largest set of neutron star merger simulations with realistic microphysics to date?
Magnetar Madness in Super Luminous Supernovae
Today’s paper explores whether magnetars could be the instigator behind some strange supernovae.
A beautiful, yet complicated painting: What is going on in the disk around HD 142527?
The spectacular disk around HD142527 is a carnival of spirals and gaps: is it all caused by a single massive companion?
Solar Radius Determined Using Observations of Eclipses
Check out some undergraduate research highlights!
Apply to Write for Astrobites!
Love astronomy and astrophysics? Come join the Astrobites team and apply to write with us! Applications due Nov. 15.
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Astronomy beyond the research
New page: Guide to science policy!
Interested in science policy and how it affects astronomy? Check out our new series of posts and new guide page!
Finding New Limb-Darkening Coefficients for the LSST
Check out some undergraduate research highlights!
Write for Astrobites in Spanish
We are looking for enthusiastic students to join the Astrobites in Spanish team. Interested? Send us your application materials by October 15.
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Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Nicholas Walton
Dr Nicholas Walton discusses the impacts of GAIA and his research! See him today at #AAS232!
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Evan Kirby
Dwarf galaxies: small blobs of dark matter (and stars and gas), or time traveling machines for studying chemical evolution? Professor Evan Kirby’s upcoming #AAS232 talk will tell you more.
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Julie Comerford
Some galaxies live peaceful lives, calmly making stars at a sedate pace, with supermassive black holes that don’t vomit jets of material. Other galaxies… not so much. Come to Professor Julie Comerford’s upcoming #AAS232 talk to learn more about the weird and wonderful world of active galactic nuclei!