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What Are Starspots Like on Sun-like Stars?
There are a lot of Sun-like stars in the universe. Are they as identical as the name suggests, or are there important differences between them?
Potential Planets in the Bulge
Five candidate exoplanets have been found! Read this bite to find out if there are aliens on them! Just kidding… but today’s paper does cover how these candidates were found as well as their potential properties.
The Stuff of Stars
I attempt to summarize what some astronomers have called “undoubtedly the most brilliant Ph.D. thesis ever written in astronomy.”
A change in the tides
For tightly packed exoplanet systems, tidal force from other planets may be a significant factor to consider.
The Milky Way’s Ghostly Neighbor
The unique nature of the newly discovered dwarf galaxy Ant 2 may have exciting implications for our understanding of dark matter and galaxy formation.
Two Solar Tornadoes Observed with IRIS
Today’s undergraduate research post features a student who analyzed the motion of tornadoes on the Sun’s surface using spectroscopy. Read on to find out more!
Beyond astro-ph
Astronomy beyond the research
Five tips from five years in grad school
We all love lists, especially if they’re short. Here’s one about surviving grad school!
Mauna Kea and Modern Astronomy
In light of the October 30 ruling on the Thirty Meter Telescope, a review of modern astronomy on Mauna Kea seems warranted. This post came out of the Astrobites Policy Committee, which focuses on science and the government.
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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!