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Blazing Hot DOGs at the Cosmic BBQ
Blazing Hot DOGs, in MY early Universe? It’s more likely than you think…Find out what happens at this particularly turbulent BBQ!
Radio reports from GW170817, 1200 days since the kilonova
More than 3 years since GW170817, Astronomers have reported the latest updates coming from the post-merger kilonova as seen through X-ray and Radio telescopes.
More surviving subhalos in higher resolution than zoom-in simulations
Today’s guest post looks at the surviving galactic subhalos in simulations.
UR: Analysis of a Sample of High Redshift, High Luminosity FeLoBAL Quasars
In the latest of our #UndergradResearch series, discover Julianna Voelker’s research on the role of quasars in galaxy evolution.
Moving conferences online: tips from the organisers of Cosmology from Home
Conferences have had to change a lot due to Covid-19, how can we design effective online spaces for collaboration? I sat down with the organisers of Cosmology from Home to find out!
So You Want to be a Professor of Astronomy?
Will I ever be an astronomy professor?
Beyond astro-ph
Astronomy beyond the research
Moving conferences online: tips from the organisers of Cosmology from Home
Conferences have had to change a lot due to Covid-19, how can we design effective online spaces for collaboration? I sat down with the organisers of Cosmology from Home to find out!
UR: Exploring the Circumgalactic Medium of Quasars: A Search for Nearby Interacting Galaxies
In today’s #UndergradResearch post, Cynthia Ibrahim looks at quasar fields and galaxies within the quasar’s virial radius to determine if there is a relationship between galaxy distance from quasar and their star formation rates.
UR: Creating deeper VLA images by stacking
In the latest of our #UndergradResearch series, discover how Omar French delved deeper into VLA data by writing a script to stack images.
Navigating careers in astronomy
Career advice
#BlackInAstro Experiences: Dr. Carl E. Fields
Another interview for #BlackInAstroWeek! We interview Dr. Carl E. Fields, a rising star studying core-collapse supernovae using computer simulations and one of the #BlackInAstro co-organizers!
#BlackInAstro Experiences: Caprice Phillips
Another interview for #BlackInAstroWeek! We interview Caprice Phillips, a rising star studying exoplanets and one of the #BlackInAstro organizers!
#BlackInAstro Experiences: Dakotah Tyler
For #AstroWorld this #BlackInAstroWeek we interview Dakotah Tyler, Astrophysics PhD student at UCLA, whose unique journey to studying exoplanet atmospheres and demographics started on the football field!